#F1E8DFGardenia (#F1E8DF) is a near-white neutral with an OKLCH hue of 68°, lightness 0.94 and chroma 0.016. In practice it behaves as a background color — quiet over large surfaces.
| HEX | #F1E8DF |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(241, 232, 223) |
| HSL | hsl(30, 39%, 91%) |
| HSV | hsv(30, 7%, 95%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 4%, 7%, 5%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(92.5 1.5 5.5) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.936 0.016 68) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Gardenia 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.
#fae2d0 — ΔE 2.2, shifts subtly: takes on a orange cast, gains intensity#f9e9da — ΔE 1.3, shifts subtly: takes on a orange cast#f1e8df — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#f1e9e2 — ΔE 0.4, is virtually unchangedTest Gardenia 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 17.35:1, 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.
#f1e8df · #d0c8bf · #a8a199 · #827b75 · #5e5852 · #3c3732
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.
#f1e8df · #fdc9ab · #ebb4a5 · #d6a09f · #bf8d99 · #a67d91
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.
#f1e8df · #a6ad93 · #a58461 · #687440 · #674b2c · #343a21
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.
#f1e8df · #d0c4b7 · #729cc4 · #725e49 · #51402e · #31251a
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#f1e8df · #c7cdd3 · #958d85 · #53575a · #29221a · #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.
#f1e8df · #a29e99 · #49443f · #2c2722 · #0b0603 · #f3a548
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#f1e8df · #c1cedb · #7293b2 · #31597e · #032540 · #120500
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#f1e8df · #c1cedb · #6498a7 · #4c527f · #002832 · #010007
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#f1e8df · #bdd1cf · #639b95 · #614a76 · #2c193b · #000202
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#f1e8df · #c1d1c7 · #709a81 · #31597e · #36152e · #000410
#F2EAE2 · #F3ECE5 · #F4EEE8 · #F5F0EC · #F6F2EF
#C5BDB5 · #9A938C · #716B65 · #4B4641 · #282420
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.