#DFCDC7Lip Gloss (#DFCDC7) is a near-white neutral with an OKLCH hue of 39°, lightness 0.86 and chroma 0.022. In practice it behaves as a background color — quiet over large surfaces.
| HEX | #DFCDC7 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(223, 205, 199) |
| HSL | hsl(15, 27%, 83%) |
| HSV | hsv(15, 11%, 87%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 8%, 11%, 13%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(83.7 5.3 5.2) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.861 0.022 39) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Lip Gloss shifts subtly: takes on a orange cast, gains intensity; in north-facing or shaded light it is virtually unchanged. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 1.9), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#e6c8ba — ΔE 1.9, shifts subtly: takes on a orange cast, gains intensity#e6cec3 — ΔE 1.2, shifts subtly: takes on a orange cast#dfcdc7 — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#dfceca — ΔE 0.4, is virtually unchangedTest Lip Gloss 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 1.53:1 and against black 13.69:1, 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.
#ffeee8 · #dfcdc7 · #ae9e99 · #877975 · #625652 · #3f3532
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.
#ffd6bb · #dfcdc7 · #e9ada9 · #d19aa4 · #b8899d · #9d7a95
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.
#dfcdc7 · #bab197 · #b58676 · #85733f · #764d3f · #453d24
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.
#dfcdc7 · #76bacf · #998883 · #82645b · #60473e · #3d2c27
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#dfcdc7 · #aeb6b9 · #877b78 · #474d4f · #261c18 · #000102
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.
#dfcdc7 · #a59c99 · #4d423f · #302522 · #0e0503 · #ef6a3a
The same quiet ground carrying one bright gold voice — the high-energy pairing a cool or muted anchor cannot reach through its own temperature.
#dfcdc7 · #a59c99 · #4d423f · #302522 · #0e0503 · #d8c64e
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#dfcdc7 · #a6b8bf · #548797 · #015568 · #00232d · #0d0100
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#dfcdc7 · #a6b8bf · #528a86 · #294f73 · #002523 · #00020b
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#dfcdc7 · #a9b9b0 · #5f8a72 · #444774 · #191a3c · #000401
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#dfcdc7 · #b0b8a9 · #738660 · #015568 · #281535 · #000408
#E3D3CE · #E8DAD5 · #ECE0DC · #F0E7E4 · #F5EDEB
#B7A7A1 · #90827D · #6B5F5B · #483E3B · #28201D
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.