#ECE6D4Mascarpone (#ECE6D4) is a near-white neutral with an OKLCH hue of 92°, lightness 0.92 and chroma 0.025. In practice it behaves as a background color — quiet over large surfaces.
| HEX | #ECE6D4 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(236, 230, 212) |
| HSL | hsl(45, 39%, 88%) |
| HSV | hsv(45, 10%, 93%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 3%, 10%, 7%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(91.3 -1 9.5) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.925 0.025 92) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Mascarpone 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.
#f5e0c6 — ΔE 2.1, shifts subtly: takes on a orange cast, gains intensity#f4e7cf — ΔE 1.3, shifts subtly: takes on a yellow cast#ece6d4 — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#ece7d7 — ΔE 0.4, is virtually unchangedTest Mascarpone 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 1.25:1 and against black 16.84:1, 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.
#ece6d4 · #cfc9b8 · #a7a293 · #817d6f · #5d594e · #3b382e
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.
#ece6d4 · #eecd9e · #e1b593 · #d0a08b · #bd8c85 · #a8797e
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.
#ece6d4 · #99ad97 · #96875a · #4f764e · #5a4d25 · #273a26
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.
#ece6d4 · #c8c2b2 · #a9a083 · #877e65 · #4b5885 · #2a2516
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#ece6d4 · #c6c9d0 · #908c82 · #535459 · #262219 · #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.
#ece6d4 · #a09d95 · #464338 · #2a261b · #080500 · #e5c14d
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#ece6d4 · #c3c8d8 · #7f8bb2 · #46527e · #181f41 · #080400
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#ece6d4 · #c3c8d8 · #6c92ae · #5c4a77 · #00253d · #020006
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#ece6d4 · #b9cdd1 · #6097a2 · #6d4467 · #331530 · #000305
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#ece6d4 · #baceca · #62998f · #46527e · #3a1320 · #000007
#EEE8D9 · #F0EBDD · #F1EDE2 · #F3F0E7 · #F5F2EB
#C0BBAB · #979284 · #6F6B5F · #4A463C · #27241C
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.