#EBEAE5Blanco (#EBEAE5) is a near-white neutral with an OKLCH hue of 97°, lightness 0.94 and chroma 0.007. In practice it behaves as a background color — quiet over large surfaces.
| HEX | #EBEAE5 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(235, 234, 229) |
| HSL | hsl(50, 13%, 91%) |
| HSV | hsv(50, 3%, 92%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 0%, 3%, 8%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(92.6 -0.5 2.5) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.936 0.007 97) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Blanco 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.
#f4e4d6 — ΔE 2.2, shifts subtly: takes on a orange cast, gains intensity#f3ebe0 — ΔE 1.3, shifts subtly: takes on a orange cast#ebeae5 — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#ebebe8 — ΔE 0.4, is virtually unchangedTest Blanco 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 1.2:1 and against black 17.43:1, 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.
#ebeae5 · #cac9c5 · #a3a29e · #7d7d79 · #5a5956 · #383835
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.
#ebeae5 · #efd2a1 · #e2bb95 · #d3a48c · #c19085 · #ac7d7e
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.
#ebeae5 · #9ab19d · #968c5e · #4d7a56 · #5b5229 · #283d2b
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.
#ebeae5 · #cac7b6 · #aaa487 · #888369 · #545a88 · #2b2819
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#ebeae5 · #cbccd4 · #918f85 · #55565b · #252319 · #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.
#ebeae5 · #a2a29f · #4c4b48 · #2f2f2c · #0f0e0b · #ddc44e
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#ebeae5 · #c9ccdc · #868cb4 · #4c5280 · #1c1f41 · #070400
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#ebeae5 · #c9ccdc · #7293b2 · #614b77 · #032540 · #020005
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#ebeae5 · #bdd1d6 · #6499a7 · #714565 · #36152e · #000407
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#ebeae5 · #bdd2cf · #639b95 · #4c5280 · #3c141e · #010007
#eeeee9 · #f2f1ee · #f5f5f2 · #f8f8f6 · #fcfcfb
#c4c3bf · #9d9c99 · #767573 · #4e4e4c · #272726
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.