#D8DCD6Light Grey (#D8DCD6) is a near-white neutral with an OKLCH hue of 135°, lightness 0.89 and chroma 0.009. In practice it behaves as a background color — quiet over large surfaces.
| HEX | #D8DCD6 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(216, 220, 214) |
| HSL | hsl(100, 8%, 85%) |
| HSV | hsv(100, 3%, 86%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(2%, 0%, 3%, 14%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(87.3 -2.4 2.5) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.890 0.009 135) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Light Grey shifts subtly: takes on a orange cast; in north-facing or shaded light it is virtually unchanged. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 2.1), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#e1d7c8 — ΔE 2.1, shifts subtly: takes on a orange cast#e0ddd2 — ΔE 1.2, shifts subtly: takes on a yellow cast#d8dcd6 — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#d8ddd9 — ΔE 0.4, is virtually unchangedTest Light Grey 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 1.39:1 and against black 15.13:1, 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.
#eff3ed · #d8dcd6 · #a0a39e · #7b7e79 · #575a56 · #363935
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.
#d8dcd6 · #c2ce9a · #bcb784 · #b39f72 · #a78965 · #99745c
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.
#d8dcd6 · #a0c3be · #8ba57d · #418c84 · #526845 · #294c49
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.
#d8dcd6 · #b1bbac · #9778a5 · #4b5b43 · #303c29 · #182013
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#d8dcd6 · #c0bcc2 · #81877e · #514e53 · #1d221a · #010102
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.
#d8dcd6 · #9ea09d · #454744 · #282b27 · #080a07 · #9fd77e
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#d8dcd6 · #c3bac8 · #927a9e · #5f436c · #2c1635 · #000200
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#d8dcd6 · #c3bac8 · #8080a8 · #6d3e59 · #1e1b3d · #040002
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#d8dcd6 · #b4bfcc · #6c87a9 · #733e42 · #391116 · #000108
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#d8dcd6 · #afc1c9 · #5c8da0 · #5f436c · #381403 · #020005
#dfe2dd · #e5e8e4 · #eceeeb · #f2f3f1 · #f9f9f8
#b4b7b2 · #90938f · #6c6e6b · #484947 · #242524
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.