#EBE5D0Cauliflower (#EBE5D0) is a near-white neutral with an OKLCH hue of 94°, lightness 0.92 and chroma 0.029. In practice it behaves as a background color — quiet over large surfaces.
| HEX | #EBE5D0 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(235, 229, 208) |
| HSL | hsl(47, 40%, 87%) |
| HSV | hsv(47, 11%, 92%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 3%, 11%, 8%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(90.9 -1.5 11) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.921 0.029 94) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Cauliflower 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 ≈ 2.1), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#f4dfc2 — ΔE 2.1, shifts subtly: takes on a orange cast, gains intensity#f3e6cb — ΔE 1.3, shifts subtly: takes on a yellow cast#ebe5d0 — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#ebe6d3 — ΔE 0.4, is virtually unchangedTest Cauliflower 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 1.26:1 and against black 16.65:1, 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.
#ebe5d0 · #cfc9b6 · #a7a291 · #817d6d · #5d594c · #3b382d
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.
#ebe5d0 · #eccc9c · #dfb591 · #cf9f89 · #bc8b82 · #a7787c
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.
#ebe5d0 · #97ac97 · #93865a · #4c754f · #584d24 · #253926
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.
#ebe5d0 · #c6c1b1 · #a79f82 · #857e64 · #4f5986 · #282415
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#ebe5d0 · #c5c7cf · #8e8c82 · #525459 · #252218 · #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.
#ebe5d0 · #a19e93 · #474337 · #2a2619 · #080500 · #e2c24d
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#ebe5d0 · #c3c7d7 · #8089b1 · #47517e · #191f40 · #0a0500
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#ebe5d0 · #c3c7d7 · #6c90ae · #5d4976 · #00253e · #020006
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#ebe5d0 · #b8ccd1 · #5f95a2 · #6d4465 · #34152f · #000407
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#ebe5d0 · #b8cdc9 · #61988f · #47517e · #3a131f · #010109
#EDE8D5 · #EFEADA · #F1EDE0 · #F3F0E5 · #F5F2EA
#C0BAA8 · #969181 · #6F6B5C · #49463A · #27241B
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.