#EAE0C8Pearl (#EAE0C8) is a very light, muted yellow with an OKLCH hue of 88°, lightness 0.91 and chroma 0.034. It sits on the warm side of the color wheel. In practice it behaves as a background color — quiet over large surfaces.
| HEX | #EAE0C8 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(234, 224, 200) |
| HSL | hsl(42, 45%, 85%) |
| HSV | hsv(42, 15%, 92%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 4%, 15%, 8%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(89.4 -0.5 13) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.908 0.034 88) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Pearl shifts subtly: drifts toward orange, 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.
#f2daba — ΔE 2.1, shifts subtly: drifts toward orange, gains intensity#f2e1c4 — ΔE 1.3, shifts subtly: leans toward orange#eae0c8 — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#eae1cb — ΔE 0.4, is virtually unchangedTest Pearl 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 1.31:1 and against black 15.99:1, 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.
#eae0c8 · #d2c9b2 · #aaa18d · #837c6a · #5f5949 · #3d372a
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.
#eae0c8 · #ebc69a · #ddaf90 · #cc9a89 · #b88682 · #a2747c
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.
#eae0c8 · #b4c7b0 · #b29f73 · #6b8e63 · #74643c · #3e503a
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.
#eae0c8 · #c3bdad · #a59a7e · #837961 · #465682 · #262112
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#eae0c8 · #c0c3cb · #8c887f · #505257 · #252118 · #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.
#eae0c8 · #a49f93 · #4b4537 · #2e281a · #0d0700 · #e9be4d
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#eae0c8 · #bdc3d3 · #7988ae · #40507c · #141f40 · #0b0500
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#eae0c8 · #bdc3d3 · #668ea9 · #574976 · #00253a · #020006
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#eae0c8 · #b4c8cb · #5c939c · #694367 · #311531 · #000304
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#eae0c8 · #b5c9c3 · #609589 · #40507c · #381221 · #000008
#ECE3CE · #EFE7D5 · #F1EADB · #F3EEE1 · #F5F1E8
#BFB6A1 · #968E7B · #6F6858 · #4A4437 · #282318
#E8E0CD · #E6E0D3 · #E4E0D8
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.