#D5D2C7Soy Milk (#D5D2C7) is a near-white neutral with an OKLCH hue of 94°, lightness 0.86 and chroma 0.015. In practice it behaves as a background color — quiet over large surfaces.
| HEX | #D5D2C7 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(213, 210, 199) |
| HSL | hsl(47, 14%, 81%) |
| HSV | hsv(47, 7%, 84%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 1%, 7%, 16%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(84.2 -0.9 5.8) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.863 0.015 94) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Soy 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 ≈ 1.9), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#ddcdba — ΔE 1.9, shifts subtly: takes on a orange cast, gains intensity#dcd3c3 — ΔE 1.2, shifts subtly: takes on a yellow cast#d5d2c7 — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#d5d3ca — ΔE 0.4, is virtually unchangedTest Soy 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 1.51:1 and against black 13.87:1, 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.
#f5f2e8 · #d5d2c7 · #a5a299 · #7f7d74 · #5b5952 · #3a3832
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.
#e1e3b7 · #d5d2c7 · #d8ba8b · #cba380 · #bb8e79 · #a87a72
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.
#d5d2c7 · #a3b9a4 · #a09366 · #58815b · #645830 · #304431
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.
#d5d2c7 · #b3af9f · #958d71 · #4f5886 · #37311a · #1b1708
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#d5d2c7 · #b3b5bc · #817f75 · #4b4c51 · #221f15 · #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.
#d5d2c7 · #9f9d98 · #44423c · #27251f · #060502 · #e1c24d
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#d5d2c7 · #b0b4c4 · #737ca3 · #404875 · #161b3d · #0a0500
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#d5d2c7 · #b0b4c4 · #6083a0 · #55416d · #00213a · #020006
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#d5d2c7 · #a6b9be · #538895 · #653c5d · #30112b · #000407
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#d5d2c7 · #a6bab7 · #538b83 · #404875 · #360f1b · #010109
#DAD8CE · #E0DED5 · #E5E3DC · #EBE9E3 · #F0EFEB
#AEABA1 · #88867D · #64625B · #43413B · #24221D
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.