#DDCFBCMalt (#DDCFBC) is a very light, muted orange with an OKLCH hue of 76°, lightness 0.86 and chroma 0.03. It sits on the warm side of the color wheel. In practice it behaves as a background color — quiet over large surfaces.
| HEX | #DDCFBC |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(221, 207, 188) |
| HSL | hsl(35, 33%, 80%) |
| HSV | hsv(35, 15%, 87%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 6%, 15%, 13%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(83.8 1.7 11.2) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.861 0.030 76) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Malt shifts subtly: leans toward red, 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.
#e5caaf — ΔE 1.9, shifts subtly: leans toward red, gains intensity#e4d0b8 — ΔE 1.2, shifts subtly: leans toward red#ddcfbc — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#ddd0bf — ΔE 0.4, is virtually unchangedTest Malt 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 13.73:1, 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.
#fdf0de · #ddcfbc · #aca090 · #867b6c · #61584b · #3e372c
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.
#eddfb4 · #ddcfbc · #e1b490 · #d09e89 · #bc8a83 · #a6787d
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.
#ddcfbc · #abb69d · #a98d66 · #687d4c · #6c5430 · #37422a
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.
#ddcfbc · #b7ad9f · #6888b3 · #5b4a34 · #3c2e1a · #1d1508
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#ddcfbc · #b0b5bb · #837d74 · #494c50 · #241e15 · #010204
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.
#ddcfbc · #a49d93 · #4b4237 · #2e261a · #0c0500 · #f4b34c
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#ddcfbc · #abb5c3 · #6780a2 · #2f4d74 · #071f3c · #130700
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#ddcfbc · #abb5c3 · #56869a · #484573 · #002330 · #010007
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#ddcfbc · #a5b9b9 · #518a8a · #5c3f67 · #2a1433 · #000202
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#ddcfbc · #a8b9b1 · #5b8a76 · #2f4d74 · #331025 · #000007
#E2D5C4 · #E6DBCD · #EBE2D5 · #EFE8DE · #F4EEE6
#B5A898 · #8E8475 · #6A6053 · #473F34 · #272118
#DACFC1 · #D8D0C5 · #D5D0CA
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.