#E6DFC4Horseradish (#E6DFC4) is a very light, muted yellow with an OKLCH hue of 95°, lightness 0.9 and chroma 0.037. It sits on the warm side of the color wheel. In practice it behaves as a background color — quiet over large surfaces.
| HEX | #E6DFC4 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(230, 223, 196) |
| HSL | hsl(48, 40%, 84%) |
| HSV | hsv(48, 15%, 90%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 3%, 15%, 10%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(88.7 -2.1 14.1) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.902 0.037 95) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Horseradish shifts subtly: drifts toward orange; in north-facing or shaded light it is virtually unchanged. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 2), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#eed9b7 — ΔE 2.0, shifts subtly: drifts toward orange#eee0c0 — ΔE 1.3, shifts subtly: leans toward orange#e6dfc4 — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#e6e0c7 — ΔE 0.4, is virtually unchangedTest Horseradish 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 1.34:1 and against black 15.72:1, 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.
#e6dfc4 · #d0cab0 · #a8a28c · #827d69 · #5e5948 · #3c3829
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.
#e6dfc4 · #e5c696 · #d8af8b · #c89983 · #b6857c · #a17375
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.
#e6dfc4 · #afc5b1 · #ab9f72 · #628d67 · #6e643b · #394f3b
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.
#e6dfc4 · #bfbbab · #a1997c · #505987 · #413b24 · #242011
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#e6dfc4 · #bfc1c9 · #8a877d · #505156 · #242117 · #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.
#e6dfc4 · #a3a093 · #4c4738 · #2f2b1a · #0e0900 · #e0c34d
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#e6dfc4 · #bdc1d1 · #7c85ac · #454e7b · #191d3f · #080400
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#e6dfc4 · #bdc1d1 · #698caa · #5b4673 · #00233d · #020005
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#e6dfc4 · #b2c6cb · #5b919e · #6b4162 · #33142d · #000305
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#e6dfc4 · #b2c7c3 · #5c938c · #454e7b · #39121d · #010109
#E9E3CB · #ECE6D2 · #EFEAD9 · #F1EEE0 · #F4F1E7
#BCB69D · #938E79 · #6D6856 · #484435 · #272417
#E4DFCA · #E3DFCF · #E1DFD5
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.