#EEEDDFOnion Skin (#EEEDDF) is a near-white neutral with an OKLCH hue of 103°, lightness 0.94 and chroma 0.019. In practice it behaves as a background color — quiet over large surfaces.
| HEX | #EEEDDF |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(238, 237, 223) |
| HSL | hsl(56, 31%, 90%) |
| HSV | hsv(56, 6%, 93%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 0%, 6%, 7%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(93.5 -2.1 6.9) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.943 0.019 103) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Onion Skin 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.
#f7e7d0 — ΔE 2.2, shifts subtly: takes on a orange cast, gains intensity#f6eeda — ΔE 1.3, shifts subtly: takes on a yellow cast#eeeddf — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#eeeee2 — ΔE 0.4, is virtually unchangedTest Onion Skin 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 17.81:1, 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.
#eeeddf · #cbcabd · #a4a397 · #7e7d73 · #5a5a51 · #393831
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.
#eeeddf · #edd6a2 · #e2be95 · #d3a88b · #c29383 · #ae7f7c
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.
#eeeddf · #9ab3a2 · #948f61 · #4a7d5d · #59552c · #273f2f
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.
#eeeddf · #cac9b9 · #aaa78a · #88856c · #5d5d8c · #2c2a1b
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#eeeddf · #cdced6 · #929187 · #56575c · #25241a · #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.
#eeeddf · #cacac4 · #9e9e97 · #26261d · #060501 · #d4c84e
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#eeeddf · #cccddd · #8b8cb5 · #525180 · #201e41 · #040300
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#eeeddf · #cccddd · #7793b5 · #664a75 · #0a2441 · #020005
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#eeeddf · #c0d2da · #6799ac · #744662 · #38152b · #000408
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#eeeddf · #bfd4d3 · #639d9b · #525180 · #3d141a · #010007
#EFEEE2 · #F0F0E5 · #F2F1E8 · #F3F3EB · #F4F4EE
#C2C1B4 · #97968B · #6F6E65 · #494840 · #26261F
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.