#D1D4D1Sterling (#D1D4D1) is a near-white neutral with an OKLCH hue of 146°, lightness 0.87 and chroma 0.005. In practice it behaves as a background color — quiet over large surfaces.
| HEX | #D1D4D1 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(209, 212, 209) |
| HSL | hsl(120, 3%, 83%) |
| HSV | hsv(120, 1%, 83%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(1%, 0%, 1%, 17%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(84.6 -1.6 1.1) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.867 0.005 146) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Sterling 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 ≈ 2.1), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#dacfc3 — ΔE 2.1, shifts subtly: takes on a orange cast, gains intensity#d8d5cd — ΔE 1.1, shifts only faintly, with no single dominant change#d1d4d1 — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#d1d5d4 — ΔE 0.4, is virtually unchangedTest Sterling 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 1.49:1 and against black 14.05:1, 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.
#f0f3f0 · #d1d4d1 · #a0a3a0 · #7b7d7b · #585a58 · #373837
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.
#c5f4db · #d1d4d1 · #b1c999 · #acb281 · #a59b6e · #9a855f
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.
#d1d4d1 · #98bbbc · #7c9f7d · #378486 · #446345 · #224647
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.
#d1d4d1 · #b289b3 · #667166 · #415541 · #263726 · #101b10
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#d1d4d1 · #bab4ba · #7a827a · #4f4b4f · #1a211a · #020102
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.
#d1d4d1 · #aeafae · #8e8f8e · #4a4c4a · #2c2e2c · #cc70d0
The same quiet ground carrying one bright gold voice — the high-energy pairing a cool or muted anchor cannot reach through its own temperature.
#d1d4d1 · #aeafae · #8e8f8e · #4a4c4a · #2c2e2c · #f4b94d
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#d1d4d1 · #beb2be · #927393 · #613e63 · #2e132f · #000200
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#d1d4d1 · #beb2be · #8279a0 · #6c3a4e · #221739 · #040001
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#d1d4d1 · #afb6c5 · #6e7fa4 · #703b37 · #38100e · #000008
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#d1d4d1 · #a9b9c3 · #5c869f · #613e63 · #341500 · #030003
#d9dbd9 · #e0e2e0 · #e8eae8 · #f0f1f0 · #f7f8f7
#aeb1ae · #8b8d8b · #696a69 · #464746 · #232323
Its high lightness and low chroma make it a natural background or large-surface color.