#E7EFE0Mount Eden (#E7EFE0) is a near-white neutral with an OKLCH hue of 130°, lightness 0.94 and chroma 0.022. In practice it behaves as a background color — quiet over large surfaces.
| HEX | #E7EFE0 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(231, 239, 224) |
| HSL | hsl(92, 32%, 91%) |
| HSV | hsv(92, 6%, 94%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(3%, 0%, 6%, 6%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(93.5 -5.3 6.3) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.942 0.022 130) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Mount Eden shifts subtly: takes on a yellow cast; in north-facing or shaded light it shifts subtly: takes on a green cast. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 2.2), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#f1e9d1 — ΔE 2.2, shifts subtly: takes on a yellow cast#eff0db — ΔE 1.3, shifts subtly: takes on a yellow cast#e7efe0 — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#e7f0e3 — ΔE 0.4, shifts subtly: takes on a green castTest Mount Eden 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 1.18:1 and against black 17.82:1, 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.
#e7efe0 · #c5ccbe · #9ea598 · #797f74 · #565b52 · #353a32
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.
#e7efe0 · #d7dea8 · #d0c693 · #c7ae82 · #ba9876 · #ab836d
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.
#e7efe0 · #92b4ad · #80956c · #347e72 · #485a36 · #1d403a
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.
#e7efe0 · #c3cbbc · #9dab90 · #8c72a0 · #3f4a34 · #252c1e
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#e7efe0 · #d0cdd4 · #8d9289 · #58565a · #21251c · #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.
#e7efe0 · #c7cac4 · #999d96 · #20241b · #020401 · #a6d672
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#e7efe0 · #d3cbda · #9c87ac · #644b76 · #2d193a · #000100
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#e7efe0 · #d3cbda · #898db5 · #734664 · #1e1f41 · #040002
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#e7efe0 · #c4d0dd · #7594b4 · #7b444d · #3c141c · #00020b
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#e7efe0 · #bfd2d9 · #6699aa · #644b76 · #3c1709 · #020005
#E9F0E3 · #EBF1E6 · #EDF2E9 · #EFF4EC · #F2F5EF
#BCC3B5 · #92988C · #6A7065 · #454A41 · #232720
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.