#E8E0E9Bubble Bath (#E8E0E9) is a near-white neutral with an OKLCH hue of 322°, lightness 0.92 and chroma 0.015. In practice it behaves as a background color — quiet over large surfaces.
| HEX | #E8E0E9 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(232, 224, 233) |
| HSL | hsl(293, 17%, 90%) |
| HSV | hsv(293, 4%, 91%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 4%, 0%, 9%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(90 4.3 -3.4) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.916 0.015 322) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Bubble Bath shifts subtly: takes on a red cast; in north-facing or shaded light it shifts subtly: takes on a purple cast. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 2.3), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#f1dada — ΔE 2.3, shifts subtly: takes on a red cast#f0e1e4 — ΔE 1.3, shifts subtly: takes on a pink cast#e8e0e9 — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#e8e1ec — ΔE 0.4, shifts subtly: takes on a purple castTest Bubble Bath 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 1.29:1 and against black 16.27:1, 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.
#e8e0e9 · #cec6cf · #a69fa7 · #807a81 · #5c575d · #3a363b
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.
#e8e0e9 · #f0bee0 · #e1abbf · #cf99a0 · #ba8983 · #a47a69
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.
#e8e0e9 · #dab9bb · #b796bb · #ad7277 · #785c7c · #604345
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.
#e8e0e9 · #a4cca0 · #a499a5 · #88748b · #675669 · #453a47
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#e8e0e9 · #c2c8c1 · #8f8890 · #515450 · #261f27 · #010201
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.
#e8e0e9 · #9f9b9f · #433f44 · #262127 · #050306 · #8edb87
The same quiet ground carrying one bright gold voice — the high-energy pairing a cool or muted anchor cannot reach through its own temperature.
#e8e0e9 · #9f9b9f · #433f44 · #262127 · #050306 · #e1c24d
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#e8e0e9 · #becabd · #769473 · #3a5e37 · #0d290b · #030004
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#e8e0e9 · #becabd · #8b8f64 · #1a614f · #232400 · #000201
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#e8e0e9 · #cdc5b6 · #9d8760 · #015f65 · #00282b · #0d0500
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#e8e0e9 · #d2c2b9 · #a88169 · #3a5e37 · #002637 · #000200
#EAE3EB · #EDE7EE · #EFEAF0 · #F2EDF2 · #F4F1F4
#BDB6BE · #948E95 · #6D686E · #484449 · #262327
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.