#DDE3D5Water Lily (#DDE3D5) is a near-white neutral with an OKLCH hue of 126°, lightness 0.91 and chroma 0.02. In practice it behaves as a background color — quiet over large surfaces.
| HEX | #DDE3D5 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(221, 227, 213) |
| HSL | hsl(86, 20%, 86%) |
| HSV | hsv(86, 6%, 89%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(3%, 0%, 6%, 11%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(89.4 -4.5 6.1) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.907 0.020 126) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Water Lily shifts subtly: takes on a yellow cast; 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.
#e6ddc7 — ΔE 2.1, shifts subtly: takes on a yellow cast#e5e4d0 — ΔE 1.3, shifts subtly: takes on a yellow cast#dde3d5 — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#dde4d8 — ΔE 0.4, is virtually unchangedTest Water Lily 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 1.31:1 and against black 16.02:1, 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.
#dde3d5 · #c6ccbe · #9fa499 · #7a7f74 · #575b52 · #363932
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.
#dde3d5 · #cfd29b · #c8ba88 · #bea279 · #b18c6d · #a17865
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.
#dde3d5 · #a7c8c0 · #97a87d · #4b9182 · #5d6c46 · #30514a
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.
#dde3d5 · #b9c0b0 · #846e9d · #545e45 · #37402a · #1e2315
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#dde3d5 · #c5c2c9 · #868a81 · #535156 · #1f231a · #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.
#dde3d5 · #9a9d96 · #3e4139 · #20241c · #030401 · #add566
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#dde3d5 · #c7c0cf · #9180a6 · #5c4773 · #291839 · #010200
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#dde3d5 · #c7c0cf · #7e86ad · #6c4262 · #1a1d3f · #030003
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#dde3d5 · #b8c5d1 · #6a8dab · #75404c · #39121d · #00040f
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#dde3d5 · #b4c7cd · #5d92a0 · #5c4773 · #3a140a · #020005
#E1E6DA · #E5E9DF · #E8ECE3 · #ECEFE8 · #F0F3ED
#B4B9AC · #8C9186 · #666A61 · #43463E · #22251F
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.