#CFD9DEZen (#CFD9DE) is a near-white neutral with an OKLCH hue of 229°, lightness 0.88 and chroma 0.013. In practice it behaves as a background color — quiet over large surfaces.
| HEX | #CFD9DE |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(207, 217, 222) |
| HSL | hsl(200, 19%, 84%) |
| HSV | hsv(200, 7%, 87%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(7%, 2%, 0%, 13%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(86.1 -2.4 -3.6) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.879 0.013 229) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Zen 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.
#d8d4d0 — ΔE 2.1, shifts only faintly, with no single dominant change#d7dad9 — ΔE 1.3, shifts only faintly, with no single dominant change#cfd9de — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#cfdae1 — ΔE 0.4, is virtually unchangedTest Zen 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 1.44:1 and against black 14.63:1, 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.
#eaf4f8 · #cfd9de · #9ba4a8 · #767e82 · #545a5e · #33393c
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.
#cfd9de · #9dc9f0 · #98b2dd · #939bc7 · #8d85af · #847195
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.
#cfd9de · #b2b5cf · #6ea0b8 · #7275a6 · #366478 · #3e4058
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.
#cfd9de · #cb967a · #64747c · #3a5765 · #203945 · #0d1d24
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#cfd9de · #c0b8b4 · #798489 · #524d4a · #172227 · #030100
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.
#cfd9de · #9ba0a3 · #42484a · #252b2e · #050a0d · #f1823f
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#cfd9de · #c7b6ae · #a07862 · #6f4127 · #371401 · #00050c
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#cfd9de · #c7b6ae · #a37474 · #644917 · #391013 · #100600
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#cfd9de · #c6b5bc · #9e7488 · #52511b · #222100 · #040001
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#cfd9de · #c1b6c4 · #927799 · #6f4127 · #0e2706 · #0f0200
#D5DEE2 · #DBE2E6 · #E1E7EA · #E7ECEF · #EDF1F3
#A8B1B5 · #838A8E · #5F6669 · #3E4346 · #1F2426
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.