#DFE0E2Wind Chime (#DFE0E2) is a near-white neutral with an OKLCH hue of 265°, lightness 0.91 and chroma 0.003. In practice it behaves as a background color — quiet over large surfaces.
| HEX | #DFE0E2 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(223, 224, 226) |
| HSL | hsl(220, 5%, 88%) |
| HSV | hsv(220, 1%, 89%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(1%, 1%, 0%, 11%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(89.2 0 -1.1) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.907 0.003 265) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Wind Chime 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 ≈ 2.2), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#e8dad3 — ΔE 2.2, shifts subtly: takes on a orange cast, gains intensity#e7e1dd — ΔE 1.3, shifts only faintly, with no single dominant change#dfe0e2 — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#dfe1e5 — ΔE 0.4, is virtually unchangedTest Wind Chime 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 1.32:1 and against black 15.9:1, 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.
#dfe0e2 · #c8c9cb · #a1a2a4 · #7c7d7e · #58595a · #373839
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.
#dfe0e2 · #c3c8fb · #bdb1e1 · #b59bc4 · #aa87a7 · #9c748a
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.
#dfe0e2 · #cab9d0 · #8da0c9 · #9474a0 · #546588 · #524359
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.
#dfe0e2 · #d3b985 · #939aa9 · #6d7992 · #4f5a6f · #353c4a
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#dfe0e2 · #c6c3bb · #848892 · #54524d · #1d212a · #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.
#dfe0e2 · #aaaaab · #88898a · #424243 · #222324 · #edbc4d
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#dfe0e2 · #cac2b3 · #99865e · #654e1a · #2d1f00 · #000008
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#dfe0e2 · #cac2b3 · #a57f66 · #515722 · #381700 · #010100
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#dfe0e2 · #d1bebc · #aa7b76 · #365d37 · #09290c · #050000
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#dfe0e2 · #d0bdc4 · #a67a8a · #654e1a · #002920 · #0e0600
#e4e5e7 · #eaeaec · #eff0f1 · #f4f5f5 · #fafafa
#babbbc · #959597 · #707071 · #4a4b4b · #252526
Its high lightness and low chroma make it a natural background or large-surface color.