#F6E2EAFirst Crush (#F6E2EA) is a near-white neutral with an OKLCH hue of 351°, lightness 0.93 and chroma 0.024. In practice it behaves as a background color — quiet over large surfaces.
| HEX | #F6E2EA |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(246, 226, 234) |
| HSL | hsl(336, 53%, 93%) |
| HSV | hsv(336, 8%, 96%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 8%, 5%, 4%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(91.7 8.2 -1.4) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.931 0.024 351) |
Under warm 2700K interior light First Crush shifts subtly: takes on a red cast; in north-facing or shaded light it shifts subtly: takes on a magenta cast. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 2.2), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#fedcdb — ΔE 2.2, shifts subtly: takes on a red cast#fee3e5 — ΔE 1.3, shifts only faintly, with no single dominant change#f6e2ea — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#f6e3ed — ΔE 0.4, shifts subtly: takes on a magenta castTest First Crush 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 1.24:1 and against black 16.99:1, 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.
#f6e2ea · #d6c3cb · #ad9da4 · #86787e · #62555a · #3f3539
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.
#f6e2ea · #f3c3e7 · #d5b4de · #b7a5d1 · #9996c1 · #7c88ae
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.
#f6e2ea · #bda195 · #a87a8e · #915e48 · #6a4254 · #482f24
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.
#f6e2ea · #92d4be · #8c7b82 · #745763 · #533b45 · #312128
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#f6e2ea · #c4cdca · #968a8f · #515755 · #2a1f24 · #000101
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.
#f6e2ea · #a3999d · #473c41 · #2a1f23 · #080204 · #e5529f
The same quiet ground carrying one bright gold voice — the high-energy pairing a cool or muted anchor cannot reach through its own temperature.
#f6e2ea · #a3999d · #473c41 · #2a1f23 · #080204 · #dec44d
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#f6e2ea · #bdd0c9 · #689a89 · #1e6350 · #002b20 · #040001
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#f6e2ea · #bdd0c9 · #7a9875 · #066267 · #0f2a0b · #000203
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#f6e2ea · #cbcdbc · #8f9267 · #205d78 · #002738 · #010100
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#f6e2ea · #d2cabb · #a18b64 · #1e6350 · #112241 · #000402
#F7E5EC · #F7E8EE · #F8EBF0 · #F8EEF2 · #F9F0F4
#C9B7BE · #9E8F95 · #75686D · #4F4348 · #2B2226
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.