#E9E9F0Diamond Cut (#E9E9F0) is a near-white neutral with an OKLCH hue of 286°, lightness 0.94 and chroma 0.009. In practice it behaves as a background color — quiet over large surfaces.
| HEX | #E9E9F0 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(233, 233, 240) |
| HSL | hsl(240, 19%, 93%) |
| HSV | hsv(240, 3%, 94%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(3%, 3%, 0%, 6%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(92.5 1.3 -3.4) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.936 0.009 286) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Diamond Cut shifts subtly: takes on a red cast; in north-facing or shaded light it is virtually unchanged. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 2.3), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#f2e3e0 — ΔE 2.3, shifts subtly: takes on a red cast#f1eaeb — ΔE 1.3, shifts only faintly, with no single dominant change#e9e9f0 — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#e9eaf3 — ΔE 0.4, is virtually unchangedTest Diamond Cut 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 17.38:1, 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.
#e9e9f0 · #c8c8cf · #a1a1a7 · #7c7c81 · #59595d · #37373b
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.
#e9e9f0 · #dfccfe · #d6b5e0 · #caa1c1 · #bc8ea2 · #ab7c85
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.
#e9e9f0 · #baa1b2 · #8786b0 · #8a5c7d · #4f4c71 · #452f3e
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.
#e9e9f0 · #cac88f · #80808f · #605f79 · #424157 · #272634
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#e9e9f0 · #cdcdc5 · #8e8e98 · #565651 · #22222c · #010100
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.
#e9e9f0 · #9d9da1 · #434347 · #26262a · #050508 · #d0ca4e
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#e9e9f0 · #cecebd · #939267 · #5b5922 · #272400 · #010007
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#e9e9f0 · #cecebd · #a48a66 · #426035 · #321f00 · #000200
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#e9e9f0 · #dac8c0 · #af8470 · #24634d · #002b1d · #0c0100
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#e9e9f0 · #dbc7c7 · #b18082 · #5b5922 · #002a2a · #040300
#ededf3 · #f0f0f5 · #f4f4f8 · #f8f8fa · #fbfbfd
#c2c2c8 · #9b9ba0 · #757578 · #4e4e50 · #272728
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.