#FFE4E1Misty Rose (#FFE4E1) is a near-white, muted red with an OKLCH hue of 25°, lightness 0.94 and chroma 0.03. It sits on the warm side of the color wheel. In practice it behaves as a background color — quiet over large surfaces.
| HEX | #FFE4E1 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(255, 228, 225) |
| HSL | hsl(6, 100%, 94%) |
| HSV | hsv(6, 12%, 100%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 11%, 12%, 0%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(92.7 8.7 4.8) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.940 0.030 25) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Misty Rose shifts subtly: leans toward orange, reads darker; in north-facing or shaded light it shifts subtly: leans toward magenta. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 2.1), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#ffded2 — ΔE 2.1, shifts subtly: leans toward orange, reads darker#ffe5dc — ΔE 0.8, shifts subtly: leans toward orange#ffe4e1 — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#ffe5e4 — ΔE 0.4, shifts subtly: leans toward magentaTest Misty Rose 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 1.2:1 and against black 17.44:1, 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.
#ffe4e1 · #dbc3c0 · #b29c9a · #8b7775 · #655553 · #423433
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.
#ffe4e1 · #ffc6ce · #e9b2c8 · #cda2c0 · #b192b6 · #9483a9
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.
#ffe4e1 · #b8a891 · #b07d78 · #87693a · #704541 · #44351f
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.
#ffe4e1 · #88d3db · #907e7c · #795a57 · #583d3b · #352422
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#ffe4e1 · #c6d0d1 · #998d8b · #525859 · #2c201f · #000202
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.
#ffe4e1 · #d2c6c5 · #a79998 · #2f201e · #0c0202 · #e34f4c
The same quiet ground carrying one bright gold voice — the high-energy pairing a cool or muted anchor cannot reach through its own temperature.
#ffe4e1 · #d2c6c5 · #a79998 · #2f201e · #0c0202 · #dac54e
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#ffe4e1 · #bed2d5 · #629ba2 · #0a626b · #00292e · #050000
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#ffe4e1 · #bed2d5 · #689c8e · #265d7a · #002b22 · #00040c
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#ffe4e1 · #c5d2c5 · #799a7a · #425581 · #142242 · #000200
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#ffe4e1 · #cdd0bf · #8e956a · #0a626b · #261c3e · #000304
#FEE7E4 · #FEE9E7 · #FDECEA · #FCEEEC · #FCF1EF
#D1B9B6 · #A5908D · #7A6866 · #534442 · #2E2221
#FBE6E3 · #F7E7E5 · #F2E9E7
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.