#EFF2F1Beluga (#EFF2F1) is a near-white neutral with an OKLCH hue of 174°, lightness 0.96 and chroma 0.003. In practice it behaves as a background color — quiet over large surfaces.
| HEX | #EFF2F1 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(239, 242, 241) |
| HSL | hsl(160, 10%, 94%) |
| HSV | hsv(160, 1%, 95%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(1%, 0%, 0%, 5%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(95.2 -1.2 0.1) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.959 0.003 174) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Beluga 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 ≈ 2.3), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#f9ece1 — ΔE 2.3, shifts subtly: takes on a orange cast, gains intensity#f7f3ec — ΔE 1.3, shifts only faintly, with no single dominant change#eff2f1 — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#eff3f4 — ΔE 0.4, is virtually unchangedTest Beluga 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 1.13:1 and against black 18.64:1, 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.
#eff2f1 · #c7cac9 · #a0a3a2 · #7b7d7c · #585a59 · #373838
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.
#eff2f1 · #b6edcc · #b1d6ad · #acbf92 · #a6a87b · #9d9269
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.
#eff2f1 · #98b6c3 · #679f8f · #3e7d96 · #2f6355 · #24414d
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.
#eff2f1 · #bfd2cc · #b57d93 · #4f7167 · #345149 · #1f322d
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#eff2f1 · #dad1d4 · #8b9793 · #5d5759 · #1b2724 · #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.
#eff2f1 · #cbcccc · #a1a2a2 · #2f3030 · #0e0f0f · #e55197
The same quiet ground carrying one bright gold voice — the high-energy pairing a cool or muted anchor cannot reach through its own temperature.
#eff2f1 · #cbcccc · #a1a2a2 · #2f3030 · #0e0f0f · #f1bb4d
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#eff2f1 · #e1ced4 · #b38596 · #7a475c · #3b1526 · #000402
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#eff2f1 · #e1ced4 · #a788a9 · #7e4844 · #331836 · #050000
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#eff2f1 · #d4d1e2 · #968db6 · #7a4d2e · #3b1a01 · #010006
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#eff2f1 · #ccd4e3 · #8294ba · #7a475c · #312200 · #040001
#f2f4f3 · #f4f6f6 · #f7f9f8 · #fafbfa · #fcfdfd
#c7cac9 · #9fa1a1 · #787979 · #505150 · #282828
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.