#F0EEE4Marshmallow (#F0EEE4) is a near-white neutral with an OKLCH hue of 97°, lightness 0.95 and chroma 0.013. In practice it behaves as a background color — quiet over large surfaces.
| HEX | #F0EEE4 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(240, 238, 228) |
| HSL | hsl(50, 29%, 92%) |
| HSV | hsv(50, 5%, 94%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 1%, 5%, 6%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(94 -1.1 5.1) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.948 0.013 97) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Marshmallow 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.
#f9e8d5 — ΔE 2.2, shifts subtly: takes on a orange cast, gains intensity#f8efdf — ΔE 1.3, shifts subtly: takes on a yellow cast#f0eee4 — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#f0efe7 — ΔE 0.4, is virtually unchangedTest Marshmallow 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 1.16:1 and against black 18.06:1, 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.
#f0eee4 · #cbc9c0 · #a4a29a · #7e7d76 · #5a5953 · #393833
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.
#f0eee4 · #f2d6a4 · #e6be98 · #d7a88f · #c49388 · #b08081
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.
#f0eee4 · #9db4a1 · #998f62 · #507d59 · #5e552c · #2a402e
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.
#f0eee4 · #cecaba · #aea88a · #8b866c · #545a88 · #2e2b1c
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#f0eee4 · #ced0d7 · #949288 · #56575c · #26241a · #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.
#f0eee4 · #cbcac6 · #a09f9a · #292822 · #080703 · #ddc44e
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#f0eee4 · #cccfdf · #888fb7 · #4e5381 · #1d2042 · #070400
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#f0eee4 · #cccfdf · #7496b5 · #634c78 · #042641 · #020005
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#f0eee4 · #c1d4da · #669baa · #734767 · #37162f · #000407
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#f0eee4 · #c1d5d3 · #669e98 · #4e5381 · #3c141e · #010007
#F1EFE6 · #F2F0E9 · #F3F2EB · #F4F3EE · #F5F4F0
#C3C2B9 · #99978F · #706E68 · #4A4843 · #272621
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.