#F6EFE1Fresh Snow (#F6EFE1) is a near-white neutral with an OKLCH hue of 85°, lightness 0.95 and chroma 0.02. In practice it behaves as a background color — quiet over large surfaces.
| HEX | #F6EFE1 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(246, 239, 225) |
| HSL | hsl(40, 54%, 92%) |
| HSV | hsv(40, 9%, 96%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 3%, 9%, 4%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(94.6 0 7.6) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.954 0.020 85) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Fresh Snow 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 ≈ 2.2), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#ffe9d2 — ΔE 2.2, shifts subtly: takes on a orange cast, gains intensity#fef0dc — ΔE 1.3, shifts subtly: takes on a orange cast#f6efe1 — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#f6f0e4 — ΔE 0.4, is virtually unchangedTest Fresh Snow 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 1.14:1 and against black 18.35:1, 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.
#f6efe1 · #cfc9bc · #a7a196 · #817c72 · #5d5950 · #3b3830
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.
#f6efe1 · #fcd4a9 · #edbda0 · #dba799 · #c79492 · #b0828c
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.
#f6efe1 · #a4b59e · #a38e63 · #5e7d51 · #66542d · #31412b
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.
#f6efe1 · #d3cbbc · #b5a78c · #92866e · #415580 · #322b1d
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#f6efe1 · #cfd2d9 · #979289 · #56595d · #28241a · #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.
#f6efe1 · #ccc9c3 · #a19d96 · #2a261d · #080501 · #edbc4d
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#f6efe1 · #cbd2e2 · #8193b9 · #435883 · #142343 · #0e0600
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#f6efe1 · #cbd2e2 · #6f9ab3 · #5b507e · #00283b · #010006
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#f6efe1 · #c2d7d9 · #659ea4 · #6e4a70 · #331835 · #000304
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#f6efe1 · #c4d7d1 · #6b9f91 · #435883 · #3b1526 · #000008
#F6F0E4 · #F6F1E6 · #F6F2E9 · #F7F3EC · #F7F4EE
#C9C2B6 · #9D978C · #736F65 · #4C4840 · #29251F
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.