#EFE7EBBride (#EFE7EB) is a near-white neutral with an OKLCH hue of 345°, lightness 0.94 and chroma 0.01. In practice it behaves as a background color — quiet over large surfaces.
| HEX | #EFE7EB |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(239, 231, 235) |
| HSL | hsl(330, 20%, 92%) |
| HSV | hsv(330, 3%, 94%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 3%, 2%, 6%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(92.4 3.4 -1) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.935 0.010 345) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Bride shifts subtly: takes on a red 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.
#f8e1dc — ΔE 2.2, shifts subtly: takes on a red cast, gains intensity#f7e8e6 — ΔE 1.3, shifts subtly: takes on a red cast#efe7eb — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#efe8ee — ΔE 0.4, is virtually unchangedTest Bride 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 1.21:1 and against black 17.3:1, 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.
#efe7eb · #cec7ca · #a6a0a3 · #807b7e · #5c575a · #3b3739
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.
#efe7eb · #f2c6ed · #d3b6e2 · #b4a7d4 · #9699c3 · #7a8baf
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.
#efe7eb · #bfa299 · #a87b93 · #935e4e · #694459 · #492f27
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.
#efe7eb · #96d4b8 · #8c7d85 · #745967 · #533c48 · #31232b
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#efe7eb · #c6ceca · #968b91 · #525755 · #2a2025 · #000101
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.
#efe7eb · #a29ea0 · #494446 · #2c272a · #0b0709 · #e456ae
The same quiet ground carrying one bright gold voice — the high-energy pairing a cool or muted anchor cannot reach through its own temperature.
#efe7eb · #a29ea0 · #494446 · #2c272a · #0b0709 · #dec34d
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#efe7eb · #bfd1c9 · #6c9b86 · #25634c · #002b1d · #040002
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#efe7eb · #bfd1c9 · #7f9873 · #086363 · #142a07 · #000202
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#efe7eb · #cecdbd · #949166 · #1b5e76 · #002835 · #040300
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#efe7eb · #d5cbbc · #a48a66 · #25634c · #0b2341 · #000301
#F0E9ED · #F2EBEE · #F3EEF0 · #F4F0F2 · #F5F2F4
#C3BCBF · #989295 · #706B6D · #4A4648 · #272426
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.