#D1EAEATeardrop (#D1EAEA) is a near-white neutral with an OKLCH hue of 197°, lightness 0.92 and chroma 0.026. In practice it behaves as a background color — quiet over large surfaces.
| HEX | #D1EAEA |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(209, 234, 234) |
| HSL | hsl(180, 37%, 87%) |
| HSV | hsv(180, 11%, 92%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(11%, 0%, 0%, 8%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(90.9 -8.2 -2.8) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.919 0.026 197) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Teardrop 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 ≈ 2.3), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#dce4db — ΔE 2.3, shifts only faintly, with no single dominant change#d9ebe5 — ΔE 1.2, shifts only faintly, with no single dominant change#d1eaea — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#d1ebed — ΔE 0.4, is virtually unchangedTest Teardrop 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 1.26:1 and against black 16.67:1, 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.
#d1eaea · #b7cfcf · #92a7a7 · #6f8181 · #4d5d5d · #2d3b3b
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.
#daf8ff · #d1eaea · #9ce0d3 · #95cbb2 · #90b695 · #8aa07b
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.
#d1eaea · #b2c6dc · #73b1b2 · #628ab1 · #3a7374 · #3b4f63
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.
#d1eaea · #b1c5c5 · #b3787a · #416565 · #264646 · #132828
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#d1eaea · #cec4c4 · #818e8e · #585252 · #182525 · #020101
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.
#d1eaea · #939f9f · #354444 · #172727 · #000606 · #e54e61
The same quiet ground carrying one bright gold voice — the high-energy pairing a cool or muted anchor cannot reach through its own temperature.
#d1eaea · #939f9f · #354444 · #172727 · #000606 · #eebc4d
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#d1eaea · #d5c1c2 · #ad7d7e · #784245 · #3b1317 · #000202
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#d1eaea · #d5c1c2 · #a77d92 · #76462e · #371328 · #0f0200
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#d1eaea · #cdc3d1 · #9a80a4 · #6b4e1e · #311e00 · #030004
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#d1eaea · #c5c5d5 · #8886ae · #784245 · #262400 · #090001
#D6ECEC · #DBEEEE · #E0F0F0 · #E6F2F2 · #EBF5F5
#A9BFBF · #829595 · #5D6E6E · #3B4949 · #1B2727
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.