#F6F1F4Grim White (#F6F1F4) is a near-white neutral with an OKLCH hue of 340°, lightness 0.96 and chroma 0.007. In practice it behaves as a background color — quiet over large surfaces.
| HEX | #F6F1F4 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(246, 241, 244) |
| HSL | hsl(324, 22%, 95%) |
| HSV | hsv(324, 2%, 96%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 2%, 1%, 4%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(95.6 2.2 -0.9) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.963 0.007 340) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Grim White shifts subtly: takes on a red cast, gains intensity; in north-facing or shaded light it is virtually unchanged. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 2.3), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#ffebe4 — ΔE 2.3, shifts subtly: takes on a red cast, gains intensity#fef2ef — ΔE 1.3, shifts only faintly, with no single dominant change#f6f1f4 — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#f6f2f7 — ΔE 0.4, is virtually unchangedTest Grim White 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 1.12:1 and against black 18.81:1, 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.
#f6f1f4 · #ccc8ca · #a5a1a3 · #7f7b7d · #5b585a · #3a3739
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.
#f6f1f4 · #f8cffa · #d8c0ee · #b9b1df · #9ba3cd · #7f94b8
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.
#f6f1f4 · #c9aaa3 · #ae849f · #9c6559 · #704b63 · #513630
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.
#f6f1f4 · #99d4b4 · #94858e · #7b6171 · #594351 · #382933
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#f6f1f4 · #d0d7d3 · #9c9298 · #565b58 · #2b2127 · #000101
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.
#f6f1f4 · #cdcacc · #a2a0a1 · #2f2c2e · #0e0b0d · #e05eba
The same quiet ground carrying one bright gold voice — the high-energy pairing a cool or muted anchor cannot reach through its own temperature.
#f6f1f4 · #cdcacc · #a2a0a1 · #2f2c2e · #0e0b0d · #dfc34d
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#f6f1f4 · #c9dad0 · #75a189 · #2e674b · #002d1a · #040002
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#f6f1f4 · #c9dad0 · #899d76 · #136763 · #1a2b05 · #000202
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#f6f1f4 · #d8d6c5 · #9d976c · #1b6377 · #002a35 · #030200
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#f6f1f4 · #dfd3c6 · #ad8f6d · #2e674b · #082642 · #000401
#f8f3f6 · #f9f6f8 · #fbf8fa · #fcfafb · #fefdfd
#cdc9cb · #a4a1a3 · #7b797a · #525051 · #292829
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.