#E7DCCECrepuscular (#E7DCCE) is a near-white neutral with an OKLCH hue of 74°, lightness 0.9 and chroma 0.022. In practice it behaves as a background color — quiet over large surfaces.
| HEX | #E7DCCE |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(231, 220, 206) |
| HSL | hsl(34, 34%, 86%) |
| HSV | hsv(34, 11%, 91%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 5%, 11%, 9%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(88.3 1.4 8.2) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.899 0.022 74) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Crepuscular 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.
#efd6c0 — ΔE 2.1, shifts subtly: takes on a orange cast, gains intensity#eeddca — ΔE 1.2, shifts subtly: takes on a orange cast#e7dcce — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#e7ddd1 — ΔE 0.4, is virtually unchangedTest Crepuscular 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 1.35:1 and against black 15.53:1, 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.
#e7dcce · #d2c7ba · #aaa195 · #837b71 · #5f584f · #3d372f
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.
#e7dcce · #efbf9d · #dea995 · #ca958f · #b48389 · #9d7282
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.
#e7dcce · #b7c2a9 · #b69972 · #758857 · #785e3b · #424c33
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.
#e7dcce · #c3b9ab · #6a8cb7 · #66553e · #463824 · #271d11
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#e7dcce · #bcc1c8 · #8c867d · #4e5156 · #262017 · #010204
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.
#e7dcce · #a29c95 · #474139 · #2a241c · #090401 · #f4b14b
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#e7dcce · #b7c2cf · #6e89ab · #33537a · #08213e · #130700
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#e7dcce · #b7c2cf · #5e8fa2 · #4c4b79 · #002632 · #010007
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#e7dcce · #b1c6c5 · #599291 · #60446e · #2c1636 · #000202
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#e7dcce · #b4c6bd · #64937d · #33537a · #351328 · #000107
#EAE0D4 · #EDE4D9 · #EFE8DF · #F2ECE5 · #F5F0EB
#BDB3A6 · #948C81 · #6E665D · #49433B · #28231C
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.