#CCD0DASteam Bath (#CCD0DA) is a near-white neutral with an OKLCH hue of 268°, lightness 0.86 and chroma 0.014. In practice it behaves as a background color — quiet over large surfaces.
| HEX | #CCD0DA |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(204, 208, 218) |
| HSL | hsl(223, 16%, 83%) |
| HSV | hsv(223, 6%, 85%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(6%, 5%, 0%, 15%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(83.4 0.5 -5.4) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.857 0.014 268) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Steam Bath shifts only faintly, with no single dominant change; 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.
#d5cbcc — ΔE 2.1, shifts only faintly, with no single dominant change#d3d1d6 — ΔE 1.1, shifts only faintly, with no single dominant change#ccd0da — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#ccd1dd — ΔE 0.4, is virtually unchangedTest Steam Bath 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 1.54:1 and against black 13.6:1, 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.
#eef2fb · #ccd0da · #9ea2ab · #797d84 · #565960 · #36383d
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.
#c7e1ff · #ccd0da · #b7b7ea · #b0a1ce · #a78cb2 · #9b7995
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.
#ccd0da · #bba9bf · #8190b9 · #88658f · #495679 · #46354a
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.
#ccd0da · #c1ab76 · #858b9a · #616b84 · #444c61 · #2a2f3d
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#ccd0da · #b6b3ac · #7a7d87 · #4d4b46 · #1b1e27 · #030200
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.
#f0f2f6 · #ccd0da · #9a9ca1 · #212329 · #030407 · #e9bf4d
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#ccd0da · #b9b3a4 · #8c7c54 · #5c4912 · #281d00 · #000008
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#ccd0da · #b9b3a4 · #99755a · #47511d · #321600 · #010100
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#ccd0da · #c1aeab · #9e7069 · #2c5634 · #02260c · #050000
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#ccd0da · #c0aeb3 · #9c6f7d · #5c4912 · #00251f · #0d0600
#D3D6DF · #D9DCE4 · #E0E2E9 · #E6E9EE · #EDEFF3
#A6A9B2 · #81858C · #5F6168 · #3E4046 · #202226
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.