#C6CEDASteel Mist (#C6CEDA) is a grey neutral with an OKLCH hue of 258°, lightness 0.85 and chroma 0.019. In practice it behaves as a mid-weight working color for secondary surfaces and editorial blocks.
| HEX | #C6CEDA |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(198, 206, 218) |
| HSL | hsl(216, 21%, 82%) |
| HSV | hsv(216, 9%, 85%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(9%, 6%, 0%, 15%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(82.5 -0.4 -6.9) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.849 0.019 258) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Steel Mist 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.
#cfc9cc — ΔE 2.1, shifts only faintly, with no single dominant change#cdcfd6 — ΔE 1.1, shifts only faintly, with no single dominant change#c6ceda — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#c6cfdd — ΔE 0.4, is virtually unchangedTest Steel Mist 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 1.59:1 and against black 13.24:1, 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.
#ebf2fe · #c6ceda · #9ca3ad · #777d86 · #545a62 · #34383f
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.
#bee2ff · #c6ceda · #acb7e8 · #a6a1cf · #9f8bb4 · #947798
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.
#c6ceda · #b5a7c0 · #7790b6 · #7f6592 · #405676 · #41344a
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.
#eaf2ff · #c6ceda · #c5a574 · #7a8aa2 · #5c6a7f · #414b59
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#c6ceda · #b4b0a9 · #767c85 · #4d4a45 · #191e27 · #020100
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.
#eff2f7 · #c6ceda · #989ca2 · #1e232a · #020308 · #f5b84e
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#c6ceda · #b9afa1 · #8f7752 · #604512 · #2b1a00 · #000007
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#c6ceda · #b9afa1 · #9a715c · #4e4d16 · #351200 · #020200
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#c6ceda · #bfabab · #9c6d6e · #35542b · #0c2504 · #0a0001
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#c6ceda · #bcabb3 · #976d82 · #604512 · #00251a · #100600
#CDD4DF · #D5DBE4 · #DCE1E9 · #E4E8EE · #EBEFF4
#A1A8B3 · #7D838D · #5B6169 · #3B4047 · #1E2227
Its moderate chroma lets it work in mid-size areas — upholstery, secondary UI surfaces, editorial blocks — without overwhelming neighbors. In palettes it pairs most predictably with its tonal ramp and analogous neighbors; reserve the complementary hue for small, deliberate contrast.