#E6E4DEParty Ice (#E6E4DE) is a near-white neutral with an OKLCH hue of 91°, lightness 0.92 and chroma 0.008. In practice it behaves as a background color — quiet over large surfaces.
| HEX | #E6E4DE |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(230, 228, 222) |
| HSL | hsl(45, 14%, 89%) |
| HSV | hsv(45, 3%, 90%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 1%, 3%, 10%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(90.6 -0.4 3.2) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.919 0.008 91) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Party Ice 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.
#efdecf — ΔE 2.2, shifts subtly: takes on a orange cast, gains intensity#eee5d9 — ΔE 1.3, shifts subtly: takes on a orange cast#e6e4de — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#e6e5e1 — ΔE 0.4, is virtually unchangedTest Party Ice 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 1.27:1 and against black 16.52:1, 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.
#e6e4de · #cbc9c3 · #a4a29d · #7e7d78 · #5a5955 · #393835
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.
#e6e4de · #eccb9c · #dfb391 · #ce9e8a · #bb8a83 · #a6777d
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.
#e6e4de · #b6cab5 · #b3a376 · #6a9269 · #75683f · #3f533e
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.
#e6e4de · #c6c0b1 · #a79e81 · #857d64 · #4b5885 · #282315
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#e6e4de · #c4c7ce · #8e8b81 · #525458 · #252218 · #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.
#e6e4de · #a3a29f · #4c4b47 · #302f2b · #0f0e0b · #e5c14d
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#e6e4de · #c1c6d6 · #7e89b0 · #45517d · #171f40 · #080400
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#e6e4de · #c1c6d6 · #6a90ad · #5b4977 · #00253d · #020006
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#e6e4de · #b7cbcf · #5e95a0 · #6c4467 · #331530 · #000305
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#e6e4de · #b8ccc8 · #61978d · #45517d · #3a1320 · #000007
#eae9e4 · #eeede9 · #f3f2ef · #f7f6f4 · #fbfbfa
#c0beb9 · #999894 · #73726f · #4d4c4a · #262625
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.