#EFE9E6Holy Ghost (#EFE9E6) is a near-white neutral with an OKLCH hue of 49°, lightness 0.94 and chroma 0.008. In practice it behaves as a background color — quiet over large surfaces.
| HEX | #EFE9E6 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(239, 233, 230) |
| HSL | hsl(20, 22%, 92%) |
| HSV | hsv(20, 4%, 94%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 3%, 4%, 6%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(92.7 1.5 2.2) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.938 0.008 49) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Holy Ghost 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.
#f8e3d7 — ΔE 2.2, shifts subtly: takes on a orange cast, gains intensity#f7eae1 — ΔE 1.3, shifts subtly: takes on a orange cast#efe9e6 — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#efeae9 — ΔE 0.4, is virtually unchangedTest Holy Ghost 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 1.2:1 and against black 17.47:1, 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.
#efe9e6 · #cdc8c5 · #a6a19e · #807c79 · #5c5856 · #3a3736
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.
#efe9e6 · #ffc8bc · #edb2b4 · #d4a0ae · #ba8fa7 · #a07f9d
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.
#efe9e6 · #afab90 · #ac8069 · #786f39 · #6d4834 · #3c381e
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.
#efe9e6 · #80beda · #8e7f77 · #775c4e · #553f33 · #33251d
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#efe9e6 · #c6ced3 · #988d88 · #52575a · #2b211c · #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.
#efe9e6 · #a3a19f · #4d4947 · #302d2b · #0f0c0a · #f0813f
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#efe9e6 · #bfd0d9 · #6897ad · #1f5e77 · #002837 · #0f0200
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#efe9e6 · #bfd0d9 · #629b9d · #3c5780 · #002a2b · #000007
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#efe9e6 · #c0d2ca · #6a9c89 · #554f7e · #231d40 · #000402
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#efe9e6 · #c6d1c3 · #7d9975 · #1f5e77 · #301837 · #00040a
#f2edea · #f4f0ee · #f7f4f3 · #faf8f7 · #fcfbfb
#c7c2c0 · #9f9b99 · #787573 · #504e4d · #282726
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.