#F3F4F4Lighthouse (#F3F4F4) is a near-white neutral with an OKLCH hue of 197°, lightness 0.97 and chroma 0.001. In practice it behaves as a background color — quiet over large surfaces.
| HEX | #F3F4F4 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(243, 244, 244) |
| HSL | hsl(180, 4%, 95%) |
| HSV | hsv(180, 0%, 96%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 0%, 0%, 4%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(96.1 -0.3 -0.1) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.966 0.001 197) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Lighthouse 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 ≈ 2.3), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#fdeee4 — ΔE 2.3, shifts subtly: takes on a orange cast, gains intensity#fbf5ef — ΔE 1.3, shifts only faintly, with no single dominant change#f3f4f4 — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#f3f5f7 — ΔE 0.4, is virtually unchangedTest Lighthouse 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 1.1:1 and against black 19.06:1, 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.
#f3f4f4 · #c8c9c9 · #a1a2a2 · #7c7d7d · #5a5b5b · #373838
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.
#f3f4f4 · #abf0e3 · #a3dbc2 · #9dc6a3 · #97af88 · #919970
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.
#f3f4f4 · #a1b6cb · #63a1a2 · #537aa1 · #2a6465 · #2e4154
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.
#f3f4f4 · #c0d5d5 · #8fb5b6 · #b3787a · #335353 · #1f3434
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#f3f4f4 · #ddd4d4 · #8c9999 · #5f5859 · #1b2828 · #020101
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.
#f3f4f4 · #cbcccc · #a3a4a4 · #2f3030 · #0e0f0f · #e54e60
The same quiet ground carrying one bright gold voice — the high-energy pairing a cool or muted anchor cannot reach through its own temperature.
#f3f4f4 · #cbcccc · #a3a4a4 · #2f3030 · #0e0f0f · #eebc4d
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#f3f4f4 · #e5d1d1 · #b88789 · #7f484b · #3f1619 · #000202
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#f3f4f4 · #e5d1d1 · #b2879d · #7d4d34 · #3a162b · #0f0200
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#f3f4f4 · #dcd2e0 · #a58baf · #725425 · #342100 · #030004
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#f3f4f4 · #d5d4e5 · #9391ba · #7f484b · #282700 · #090001
#f5f6f6 · #f7f8f8 · #f9fafa · #fbfbfb · #fdfdfd
#cbcbcb · #a2a3a3 · #7a7a7a · #515151 · #292929
Its high lightness and low chroma make it a natural background or large-surface color.