#CEE5DFIce Dagger (#CEE5DF) is a near-white neutral with an OKLCH hue of 178°, lightness 0.9 and chroma 0.026. In practice it behaves as a background color — quiet over large surfaces.
| HEX | #CEE5DF |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(206, 229, 223) |
| HSL | hsl(164, 31%, 85%) |
| HSV | hsv(164, 10%, 90%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(10%, 0%, 3%, 10%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(89.2 -8.7 0.3) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.903 0.026 178) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Ice Dagger shifts subtly: takes on a yellow-green cast; in north-facing or shaded light it is virtually unchanged. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 2.3), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#d8dfd0 — ΔE 2.3, shifts subtly: takes on a yellow-green cast#d6e6da — ΔE 1.3, shifts subtly: takes on a green cast#cee5df — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#cee6e2 — ΔE 0.4, is virtually unchangedTest Ice Dagger in the color lighting simulator — sweep it through daylight, warm 2700K light, 4000K LED, and shade alongside the rest of your palette.
Against white it measures 1.32:1 and against black 15.9:1, so black text is the stronger pairing. That pairing passes WCAG AA for body text. Avoid white text on this color entirely.
One color explored: close hues with real lightness and chroma structure, so the palette is the anchor through value rather than a set of colors.
#cee5df · #b9cfc9 · #94a7a2 · #70817d · #4e5d59 · #2e3b38
The anchor's neighbours on the wheel — everything shares an undertone, so the chord carries color without anything having to be muted to get along.
#c5fffd · #cee5df · #a2dbbe · #9dc49f · #98ae85 · #92986e
The mid-gap pairing — sage and mustard, terracotta and olive. A foil rotated 40–65° toward warm or cool: too far to be kin, too near to argue, carried by temperature and a deliberate value offset.
#cee5df · #a7c4d3 · #73ada0 · #4f8aa6 · #3b7064 · #314d5b
One deliberately opposed voice — a single restrained counterpoint across the wheel, or temperature against temperature where the anchor is too muted to carry a loud opposite.
#cee5df · #adc1bb · #b57c8e · #3f6159 · #24423b · #112420
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#cee5df · #c8bfc2 · #7f8b88 · #565051 · #182421 · #020101
This color as a ground rather than a subject — its own restraint held across a narrow value band, carrying one saturated voice from the opposite temperature.
#cee5df · #939f9c · #354340 · #172622 · #000503 · #e54f8e
The same quiet ground carrying one bright gold voice — the high-energy pairing a cool or muted anchor cannot reach through its own temperature.
#cee5df · #939f9c · #354340 · #172622 · #000503 · #f0bb4d
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#cee5df · #cfbcc2 · #a67987 · #733f51 · #381221 · #000302
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#cee5df · #cfbcc2 · #9c7b9a · #75413a · #311430 · #050000
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#cee5df · #c3bfcf · #8c80a8 · #704624 · #361800 · #020006
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#cee5df · #bcc2d1 · #7887ad · #733f51 · #2c1f00 · #040001
#D4E8E3 · #D9EBE6 · #DFEEEA · #E5F1EE · #EBF4F1
#A6BBB6 · #80928E · #5C6C68 · #3A4844 · #1B2624
Its high lightness and low chroma make it a natural background or large-surface color. In palettes it pairs most predictably with its tonal ramp and analogous neighbors; reserve the complementary hue for small, deliberate contrast.