Porcelain `#DDDCDB`

Porcelain (#DDDCDB) is a near-white neutral with an OKLCH hue of 68°, lightness 0.89 and chroma 0.002. In practice it behaves as a background color — quiet over large surfaces.

Color values

HEX	`#DDDCDB`
RGB	`rgb(221, 220, 219)`
HSL	`hsl(30, 3%, 86%)`
HSV	`hsv(30, 1%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 1%, 13%)`
CIE Lab	`lab(87.8 0.2 0.6)`
OKLCH	`oklch(0.895 0.002 68)`

How Porcelain behaves under real light

Under warm 2700K interior light Porcelain 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 ≈ 2.2), so it is a lighting-stable choice.

Warm interior (2700K incandescent / warm LED): → #e6d6cd — ΔE 2.2, shifts subtly: takes on a orange cast, gains intensity
Neutral LED (4000K task and retail lighting): → #e5ddd6 — ΔE 1.3, shifts only faintly, with no single dominant change
Daylight (6500K standard daylight (reference)): → #dddcdb — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged
North light / shade (~7500K diffuse blue-sky light): → #ddddde — ΔE 0.4, is virtually unchanged

Contrast & accessibility

Against white it measures 1.37:1 and against black 15.33:1, so black text is the stronger pairing. That pairing passes WCAG AA for body text. Avoid white text on this color entirely.

Palettes built from Porcelain

Tonal

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.

#f2f1f1 · #dddcdb · #a3a2a1 · #7f7e7d · #5a5958 · #383837

Analogous

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.

#dddcdb · #f0bc9e · #dea798 · #c99392 · #b2818c · #9a7185

Shifted

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.

#dddcdb · #b9c0a5 · #b89672 · #798552 · #795b3c · #434a30

Contrast

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.

#dddcdb · #c3b7aa · #719bc3 · #66533e · #463624 · #261c10

Quiet Support

The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.

#dddcdb · #bac0c6 · #8c847c · #4d5155 · #271f18 · #000102

Bright Accent

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.

#dddcdb · #b0b0af · #929291 · #4e4e4d · #313130 · #f3a649

Complementary

The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.

#dddcdb · #b4c1cd · #6989a9 · #2c5478 · #01223d · #130600

Split-complementary

The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.

#dddcdb · #b4c1cd · #5b8f9e · #474c79 · #00262f · #010007

Triadic

Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.

#dddcdb · #b0c4c2 · #5a928c · #5c4570 · #291738 · #000202

Tetradic

Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.

#dddcdb · #b4c4ba · #679178 · #2c5478 · #33132b · #00030d

Tints, shades & muted variants

Tints

#e3e2e1 · #e8e8e7 · #eeeeed · #f4f3f3 · #f9f9f9

Shades

#b8b7b7 · #939392 · #6f6e6e · #4a4949 · #252525

Using Porcelain

Its high lightness and low chroma make it a natural background or large-surface color.