#E4D9C5Fish Bone (#E4D9C5) is a near-white neutral with an OKLCH hue of 83°, lightness 0.89 and chroma 0.029. In practice it behaves as a background color — quiet over large surfaces.
| HEX | #E4D9C5 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(228, 217, 197) |
| HSL | hsl(39, 36%, 83%) |
| HSV | hsv(39, 14%, 89%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 5%, 14%, 11%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(87.1 0.5 11.2) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.889 0.029 83) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Fish Bone 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.
#ecd3b8 — ΔE 2.0, shifts subtly: takes on a orange cast, gains intensity#ebdac1 — ΔE 1.2, shifts subtly: takes on a orange cast#e4d9c5 — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#e4dac8 — ΔE 0.4, is virtually unchangedTest Fish Bone 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 1.4:1 and against black 15.03:1, 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.
#fbf1dd · #e4d9c5 · #aaa190 · #847c6d · #5f584b · #3d372c
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.
#e4d9c5 · #e7be96 · #d8a88d · #c69386 · #b28080 · #9b6f7a
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.
#e4d9c5 · #b0c0a8 · #af986d · #6a8759 · #715d37 · #3b4a33
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.
#e4d9c5 · #beb6a7 · #a19378 · #566d99 · #413621 · #231c0e
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#e4d9c5 · #babdc4 · #89847a · #4d5054 · #252017 · #010103
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.
#e4d9c5 · #a39d93 · #494337 · #2d261a · #0b0600 · #f0bb4d
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#e4d9c5 · #b6becc · #7185a9 · #394f79 · #0f1f3e · #0d0500
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#e4d9c5 · #b6becc · #5f8ba3 · #514775 · #002435 · #010007
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#e4d9c5 · #adc2c4 · #578f94 · #634168 · #2e1432 · #000203
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#e4d9c5 · #b0c2bc · #5e9081 · #394f79 · #361123 · #000007
#E7DECC · #EBE2D3 · #EEE7DA · #F1EBE1 · #F4F0E8
#BAB19F · #928A7A · #6C6557 · #494237 · #282219
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.