#E3DCD6Grim Grey (#E3DCD6) is a near-white neutral with an OKLCH hue of 63°, lightness 0.9 and chroma 0.011. In practice it behaves as a background color — quiet over large surfaces.
| HEX | #E3DCD6 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(227, 220, 214) |
| HSL | hsl(28, 19%, 86%) |
| HSV | hsv(28, 6%, 89%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 3%, 6%, 11%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(88.1 1.3 3.8) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.898 0.011 63) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Grim Grey 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 ≈ 2.1), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#ebd6c8 — ΔE 2.1, shifts subtly: takes on a orange cast, gains intensity#ebddd1 — ΔE 1.3, shifts subtly: takes on a orange cast#e3dcd6 — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#e3ddd9 — ΔE 0.4, is virtually unchangedTest Grim Grey 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 1.36:1 and against black 15.47:1, 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.
#e3dcd6 · #cec8c2 · #a7a19c · #817c77 · #5d5854 · #3b3734
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.
#e3dcd6 · #f2bca2 · #dfa79c · #ca9497 · #b28290 · #997289
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.
#e3dcd6 · #bcc1a5 · #bb9675 · #7e8550 · #7b5b3e · #464a30
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.
#e3dcd6 · #75a4ca · #81746a · #685340 · #483625 · #281c12
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#e3dcd6 · #bbc1c7 · #8d857d · #4d5255 · #271f18 · #000102
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.
#e3dcd6 · #a4a19e · #4d4946 · #312d2a · #100c09 · #f39d46
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#e3dcd6 · #b5c2ce · #678ba8 · #285577 · #00233c · #150600
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#e3dcd6 · #b5c2ce · #5a909c · #444e7a · #00262e · #010109
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#e3dcd6 · #b1c5c2 · #5c938a · #594673 · #271839 · #000201
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#e3dcd6 · #b6c5ba · #6b9176 · #285577 · #32142e · #00040e
#E6E0DB · #EAE4E0 · #EDE8E4 · #F0ECE9 · #F3F0EE
#B9B3AE · #918C87 · #6B6662 · #474340 · #262320
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.