#DEDACDOat Milk (#DEDACD) is a near-white neutral with an OKLCH hue of 93°, lightness 0.89 and chroma 0.018. In practice it behaves as a background color — quiet over large surfaces.
| HEX | #DEDACD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(222, 218, 205) |
| HSL | hsl(46, 20%, 84%) |
| HSV | hsv(46, 8%, 87%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 2%, 8%, 13%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(87 -0.9 6.9) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.888 0.018 93) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Oat Milk 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 ≈ 2.1), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#e6d4bf — ΔE 2.1, shifts subtly: takes on a orange cast, gains intensity#e5dbc9 — ΔE 1.1, shifts subtly: takes on a yellow cast#dedacd — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#dedbd0 — ΔE 0.4, is virtually unchangedTest Oat Milk 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 1.4:1 and against black 15.02:1, 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.
#f6f2e5 · #dedacd · #a5a297 · #807d73 · #5c5951 · #3a3831
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.
#dedacd · #e1c192 · #d4aa88 · #c49480 · #b18179 · #9c6f73
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.
#dedacd · #acc1ab · #a89a6d · #608961 · #6c5f37 · #374a37
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.
#dedacd · #bcb7a7 · #9d9478 · #4d5885 · #3e3720 · #211c0e
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#dedacd · #bbbdc4 · #87847a · #4e4f54 · #232017 · #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.
#dedacd · #9f9d97 · #44423a · #28251d · #070501 · #e3c14d
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#dedacd · #b8bccc · #7882a9 · #424c79 · #171d3e · #0a0500
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#dedacd · #b8bccc · #6489a6 · #584571 · #00233b · #020006
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#dedacd · #adc1c6 · #588e9a · #683f61 · #31132d · #000204
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#dedacd · #aec2be · #599087 · #424c79 · #38111d · #010109
#E2DED3 · #E6E3D9 · #EAE7DF · #EEECE5 · #F2F0EB
#B5B2A6 · #8E8B80 · #68665D · #45433C · #25231D
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.