#E3D1CCChina Silk (#E3D1CC) is a near-white neutral with an OKLCH hue of 36°, lightness 0.87 and chroma 0.021. In practice it behaves as a background color — quiet over large surfaces.
| HEX | #E3D1CC |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(227, 209, 204) |
| HSL | hsl(13, 29%, 85%) |
| HSV | hsv(13, 10%, 89%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 8%, 10%, 11%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(85.1 5.4 4.7) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.874 0.021 36) |
Under warm 2700K interior light China Silk 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), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#ebccbe — ΔE 2.0, shifts subtly: takes on a orange cast, gains intensity#ead2c8 — ΔE 1.2, shifts subtly: takes on a red cast#e3d1cc — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#e3d2cf — ΔE 0.4, is virtually unchangedTest China Silk 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 1.47:1 and against black 14.26:1, 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.
#ffeee9 · #e3d1cc · #ae9e9a · #877975 · #625653 · #3f3533
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.
#e3d1cc · #edb0af · #d59eaa · #bc8ca4 · #a17d9b · #866e90
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.
#e3d1cc · #bfb59b · #ba897b · #8b7642 · #7a5044 · #4a4027
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.
#e3d1cc · #79bfd1 · #9d8c87 · #86685f · #644a43 · #402f2b
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#e3d1cc · #b2babd · #8a7e7b · #494f50 · #271d1a · #000102
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.
#e3d1cc · #a49b98 · #4a3f3d · #2d2220 · #0a0302 · #ed6039
The same quiet ground carrying one bright gold voice — the high-energy pairing a cool or muted anchor cannot reach through its own temperature.
#e3d1cc · #a49b98 · #4a3f3d · #2d2220 · #0a0302 · #d9c64e
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#e3d1cc · #a9bdc2 · #558a98 · #005768 · #00242d · #050000
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#e3d1cc · #a9bdc2 · #558d86 · #275174 · #002623 · #00040f
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#e3d1cc · #aebdb3 · #648c72 · #434976 · #181b3d · #000501
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#e3d1cc · #b5bbac · #788861 · #005768 · #271637 · #000305
#E7D7D2 · #EADCD9 · #EEE2DF · #F2E8E5 · #F5EEEC
#BAAAA5 · #928480 · #6D615D · #493F3C · #29201E
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.