#DFD2CAMocha Ice (#DFD2CA) is a near-white neutral with an OKLCH hue of 54°, lightness 0.87 and chroma 0.018. In practice it behaves as a background color — quiet over large surfaces.
| HEX | #DFD2CA |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(223, 210, 202) |
| HSL | hsl(23, 25%, 83%) |
| HSV | hsv(23, 9%, 87%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 6%, 9%, 13%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(85 3.1 5.6) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.872 0.018 54) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Mocha Ice 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.
#e7cdbd — ΔE 1.9, shifts subtly: takes on a orange cast, gains intensity#e6d3c6 — ΔE 1.2, shifts subtly: takes on a orange cast#dfd2ca — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#dfd3cd — ΔE 0.4, is virtually unchangedTest Mocha Ice 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 1.48:1 and against black 14.21:1, 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.
#fbefe8 · #dfd2ca · #aba099 · #847a74 · #605752 · #3d3632
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.
#dfd2ca · #ebb2a0 · #d79e9b · #c08b96 · #a77b8f · #8e6b86
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.
#dfd2ca · #b8b79c · #b68c71 · #7e7b45 · #76523b · #434228
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.
#dfd2ca · #7cb5d5 · #7a6c63 · #634a3b · #432e21 · #22150d
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#dfd2ca · #b2b9be · #887e78 · #494e51 · #261d17 · #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.
#dfd2ca · #a49d99 · #4b433e · #2e2622 · #0c0603 · #f18c42
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#dfd2ca · #abbbc4 · #5c879f · #195470 · #002334 · #110300
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#dfd2ca · #abbbc4 · #538b91 · #384c76 · #002529 · #000008
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#dfd2ca · #aabdb7 · #598d7e · #504572 · #22183a · #000201
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#dfd2ca · #b0bcaf · #6b8a6a · #195470 · #2e1330 · #00060f
#E3D8D1 · #E7DDD7 · #EBE3DE · #F0E9E4 · #F4EEEB
#B6ABA4 · #8F857F · #6A625C · #47403B · #27211D
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.