#DFD8E1Pastel Day (#DFD8E1) is a near-white neutral with an OKLCH hue of 319°, lightness 0.89 and chroma 0.014. In practice it behaves as a background color — quiet over large surfaces.
| HEX | #DFD8E1 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(223, 216, 225) |
| HSL | hsl(287, 13%, 86%) |
| HSV | hsv(287, 4%, 88%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(1%, 4%, 0%, 12%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(87.1 4 -3.6) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.890 0.014 319) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Pastel Day shifts subtly: takes on a red cast; in north-facing or shaded light it is virtually unchanged. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 2.2), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#e7d3d2 — ΔE 2.2, shifts subtly: takes on a red cast#e7d9dc — ΔE 1.3, shifts subtly: takes on a pink cast#dfd8e1 — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#dfd9e4 — ΔE 0.4, is virtually unchangedTest Pastel Day 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 15.05:1, 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.
#f6eff8 · #dfd8e1 · #a6a0a7 · #807a81 · #5c575d · #3a363b
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.
#dfd8e1 · #e5b6da · #d7a3ba · #c6919b · #b2817e · #9c7264
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.
#dfd8e1 · #d1b1b5 · #ad8fb5 · #a56b73 · #6f5677 · #593c40
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.
#dfd8e1 · #a0c495 · #9b919e · #7f6d84 · #5f4f63 · #3e3441
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#dfd8e1 · #babfb9 · #89828b · #4e514d · #241e26 · #010201
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.
#dfd8e1 · #9e9b9f · #433f44 · #262227 · #050306 · #96d982
The same quiet ground carrying one bright gold voice — the high-energy pairing a cool or muted anchor cannot reach through its own temperature.
#dfd8e1 · #9e9b9f · #433f44 · #262227 · #050306 · #e1c24d
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#dfd8e1 · #b7c2b4 · #738e6b · #3a5a30 · #0f2706 · #030004
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#dfd8e1 · #b7c2b4 · #87885e · #195d48 · #232200 · #000402
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#dfd8e1 · #c6bcae · #99815b · #005c5f · #002728 · #100600
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#dfd8e1 · #cbbab2 · #a37a65 · #3a5a30 · #002533 · #000200
#E3DDE5 · #E7E1E8 · #EBE6EC · #EEEBEF · #F2EFF3
#B6B0B8 · #8E8990 · #69646A · #464247 · #252226
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.