#E2E0DCGhosted (#E2E0DC) is a near-white neutral with an OKLCH hue of 85°, lightness 0.91 and chroma 0.006. In practice it behaves as a background color — quiet over large surfaces.
| HEX | #E2E0DC |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(226, 224, 220) |
| HSL | hsl(40, 9%, 87%) |
| HSV | hsv(40, 3%, 89%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 1%, 3%, 11%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(89.2 0 2.2) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.907 0.006 85) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Ghosted 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.
#ebdace — ΔE 2.2, shifts subtly: takes on a orange cast, gains intensity#eae1d7 — ΔE 1.3, shifts subtly: takes on a orange cast#e2e0dc — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#e2e1df — ΔE 0.4, is virtually unchangedTest Ghosted 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 1.32:1 and against black 15.93:1, 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.
#e2e0dc · #cbc9c5 · #a3a29e · #7e7c79 · #5a5956 · #393836
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.
#e2e0dc · #ecc59b · #deae91 · #cc998a · #b88684 · #a1747e
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.
#e2e0dc · #b5c6ae · #b39e73 · #6d8d60 · #75633c · #3f4f39
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.
#e2e0dc · #c4bcad · #a6997e · #847860 · #415580 · #272012
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#e2e0dc · #c0c3ca · #8d887e · #505257 · #252118 · #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.
#e2e0dc · #aeadab · #8e8d8b · #494846 · #2b2927 · #edbc4d
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#e2e0dc · #bcc3d2 · #7688ae · #3d517c · #122040 · #0e0600
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#e2e0dc · #bcc3d2 · #648fa8 · #554977 · #002537 · #010006
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#e2e0dc · #b3c8ca · #5b939a · #674369 · #301532 · #000304
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#e2e0dc · #b5c8c2 · #619586 · #3d517c · #381223 · #000008
#e7e5e2 · #eceae8 · #f1f0ee · #f5f5f3 · #fafaf9
#bcbbb7 · #979593 · #71706e · #4b4b49 · #262525
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.