#DAE4EEIceberg (#DAE4EE) is a near-white neutral with an OKLCH hue of 248°, lightness 0.91 and chroma 0.017. In practice it behaves as a background color — quiet over large surfaces.
| HEX | #DAE4EE |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(218, 228, 238) |
| HSL | hsl(210, 37%, 89%) |
| HSV | hsv(210, 8%, 93%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(8%, 4%, 0%, 7%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(90.1 -1.4 -6) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.914 0.017 248) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Iceberg shifts only faintly, with no single dominant change; 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.
#e4dedf — ΔE 2.3, shifts only faintly, with no single dominant change#e2e5e9 — ΔE 1.3, shifts only faintly, with no single dominant change#dae4ee — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#dae5f1 — ΔE 0.4, is virtually unchangedTest Iceberg 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 1.29:1 and against black 16.31:1, 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.
#dae4ee · #c1cad4 · #9ba3ac · #767e85 · #545a60 · #33393e
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.
#dae4ee · #b8cfff · #b3b8e8 · #aca1ce · #a38cb3 · #987896
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.
#dae4ee · #c6bdd8 · #83a7c9 · #8b7aab · #4b6b88 · #4f475f
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.
#dae4ee · #d9b085 · #717d89 · #4a5e72 · #2e4051 · #18242f
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#dae4ee · #cac4be · #838b93 · #56524e · #1b232a · #020100
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.
#dae4ee · #9a9fa4 · #40454b · #23292f · #04080d · #f3a648
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#dae4ee · #d0c3b6 · #a38463 · #6e4b21 · #341b00 · #00030d
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#dae4ee · #d0c3b6 · #ab7e70 · #5e531c · #3b1509 · #040200
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#dae4ee · #d3c0c3 · #ab7b83 · #475b2c · #192701 · #060001
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#dae4ee · #d0c0cb · #a37c97 · #6e4b21 · #002a16 · #130600
#DEE7F0 · #E2EAF1 · #E6EDF3 · #EAF0F5 · #EEF2F7
#B1BAC3 · #899199 · #646A71 · #40464C · #202529
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.