#ECEBE5Gin Tonic (#ECEBE5) is a near-white neutral with an OKLCH hue of 99°, lightness 0.94 and chroma 0.008. In practice it behaves as a background color — quiet over large surfaces.
| HEX | #ECEBE5 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(236, 235, 229) |
| HSL | hsl(51, 16%, 91%) |
| HSV | hsv(51, 3%, 93%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 0%, 3%, 7%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(93 -0.7 3) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.939 0.008 99) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Gin Tonic 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.
#f5e5d6 — ΔE 2.2, shifts subtly: takes on a orange cast, gains intensity#f4ece0 — ΔE 1.3, shifts subtly: takes on a orange cast#ecebe5 — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#ecece8 — ΔE 0.4, is virtually unchangedTest Gin Tonic 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 1.19:1 and against black 17.58:1, 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.
#ecebe5 · #cac9c4 · #a3a29d · #7d7d78 · #5a5955 · #383835
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.
#ecebe5 · #eed4a1 · #e3bc95 · #d3a68c · #c19184 · #ad7e7e
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.
#ecebe5 · #9ab29f · #958d5f · #4d7b58 · #5b532a · #283e2d
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.
#ecebe5 · #cac8b7 · #aaa588 · #88846a · #565b8a · #2c291a
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#ecebe5 · #cccdd4 · #929086 · #55565b · #25241a · #010102
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.
#ecebe5 · #a2a29f · #4c4b48 · #302f2b · #0f0e0b · #dbc54e
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#ecebe5 · #caccdc · #878cb5 · #4d5280 · #1d1f41 · #040200
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#ecebe5 · #caccdc · #7393b3 · #634b76 · #052540 · #020005
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#ecebe5 · #bed1d8 · #6599a9 · #724664 · #37152d · #000408
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#ecebe5 · #bed3d0 · #639c97 · #4d5280 · #3c141d · #010007
#efeee9 · #f2f2ee · #f6f5f2 · #f9f8f6 · #fcfcfb
#c5c4bf · #9d9d99 · #767673 · #4f4e4c · #272726
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.