#E3DBCDLast Straw (#E3DBCD) is a near-white neutral with an OKLCH hue of 82°, lightness 0.89 and chroma 0.021. In practice it behaves as a background color — quiet over large surfaces.
| HEX | #E3DBCD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(227, 219, 205) |
| HSL | hsl(38, 28%, 85%) |
| HSV | hsv(38, 10%, 89%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 4%, 10%, 11%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(87.7 0.4 7.9) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.894 0.021 82) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Last Straw 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.
#ebd5bf — ΔE 2.1, shifts subtly: takes on a orange cast, gains intensity#eadcc9 — ΔE 1.1, shifts subtly: takes on a orange cast#e3dbcd — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#e3dcd0 — ΔE 0.4, is virtually unchangedTest Last Straw 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 1.37:1 and against black 15.28:1, 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.
#f8f1e3 · #e3dbcd · #a8a195 · #827c71 · #5e584f · #3c3730
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.
#e3dbcd · #e9c097 · #daa98f · #c89488 · #b38182 · #9d707c
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.
#e3dbcd · #b2c1a9 · #b1996f · #6c885a · #735e39 · #3d4b34
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.
#e3dbcd · #c0b8a9 · #a3947a · #59719d · #433722 · #241d0f
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#e3dbcd · #bbbfc6 · #8a857c · #4e5055 · #252017 · #010103
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.
#e3dbcd · #a19d96 · #464239 · #29241c · #080501 · #f1ba4d
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#e3dbcd · #b7bfce · #7286aa · #39507a · #0f1f3f · #0d0500
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#e3dbcd · #b7bfce · #608ca4 · #514876 · #002435 · #010007
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#e3dbcd · #afc4c5 · #589195 · #634269 · #2e1533 · #000203
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#e3dbcd · #b1c4bd · #5f9281 · #39507a · #361224 · #000007
#E6DFD3 · #EAE4D9 · #EDE8DF · #F0ECE5 · #F4F0EB
#B9B2A6 · #918B80 · #6B665C · #48433B · #27231C
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.