#DEC6D3Matt Lilac (#DEC6D3) is a very light, muted magenta with an OKLCH hue of 344°, lightness 0.85 and chroma 0.032. It sits on the transitional side of the color wheel. In practice it behaves as a background color — quiet over large surfaces.
| HEX | #DEC6D3 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(222, 198, 211) |
| HSL | hsl(328, 27%, 82%) |
| HSV | hsv(328, 11%, 87%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 11%, 5%, 13%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(82.2 10.6 -3.4) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.850 0.032 344) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Matt Lilac shifts subtly: drifts toward pink; in north-facing or shaded light it shifts subtly: leans toward purple. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 2), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#e5c1c5 — ΔE 2.0, shifts subtly: drifts toward pink#e5c7cf — ΔE 1.2, shifts subtly: drifts toward pink#dec6d3 — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#dec7d6 — ΔE 0.4, shifts subtly: leans toward purpleTest Matt Lilac 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 1.6:1 and against black 13.12:1, 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.
#ffebf6 · #dec6d3 · #b09ba7 · #897681 · #64545d · #41333b
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.
#ffcddb · #dec6d3 · #d4abd2 · #b69cc7 · #988eb8 · #7c80a6
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.
#dec6d3 · #c4a69e · #ac8099 · #986253 · #6d485e · #4e332c
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.
#dec6d3 · #7eba9e · #94848d · #7b606f · #5a424f · #382931
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#dec6d3 · #abb3af · #83787e · #474c49 · #241b20 · #000101
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.
#f8eff4 · #dec6d3 · #a4989e · #2b1d25 · #080105 · #e358b2
The same quiet ground carrying one bright gold voice — the high-energy pairing a cool or muted anchor cannot reach through its own temperature.
#f8eff4 · #dec6d3 · #a4989e · #2b1d25 · #080105 · #dfc34d
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#dec6d3 · #a5b6ad · #5a8772 · #18573f · #002617 · #040002
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#dec6d3 · #a5b6ad · #6d8460 · #005656 · #102402 · #000202
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#dec6d3 · #b3b2a2 · #827e54 · #055368 · #00222e · #040300
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#dec6d3 · #baafa2 · #927753 · #18573f · #051e3b · #000502
#E3CDD9 · #E7D5DF · #ECDCE5 · #F1E4EB · #F5EBF1
#B6A1AC · #907D87 · #6B5B64 · #493B43 · #291E24
#DBC8D2 · #D7C9D1 · #D4CBD0
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.