#F4E3DFPearly (#F4E3DF) is a near-white neutral with an OKLCH hue of 33°, lightness 0.93 and chroma 0.019. In practice it behaves as a background color — quiet over large surfaces.
| HEX | #F4E3DF |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(244, 227, 223) |
| HSL | hsl(11, 49%, 92%) |
| HSV | hsv(11, 9%, 96%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 7%, 9%, 4%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(91.5 5.1 4) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.928 0.019 33) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Pearly shifts subtly: takes on a red 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.
#fcddd0 — ΔE 2.2, shifts subtly: takes on a red cast, gains intensity#fce4da — ΔE 1.3, shifts subtly: takes on a red cast#f4e3df — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#f4e4e2 — ΔE 0.4, is virtually unchangedTest Pearly 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 1.24:1 and against black 16.9:1, 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.
#f4e3df · #d5c5c2 · #ac9f9b · #867a77 · #615654 · #3e3634
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.
#f4e3df · #ffc2c3 · #e7aebd · #cc9db7 · #b18dae · #957fa2
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.
#f4e3df · #b2a68d · #ac7b70 · #7f6835 · #6c433a · #3f331b
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.
#f4e3df · #89d1e1 · #af9c98 · #977770 · #745952 · #4f3d39
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#f4e3df · #c3ccce · #968a87 · #505658 · #2b201d · #000102
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.
#f4e3df · #a39b99 · #49403d · #2c2320 · #0a0303 · #e95a3d
The same quiet ground carrying one bright gold voice — the high-energy pairing a cool or muted anchor cannot reach through its own temperature.
#f4e3df · #a39b99 · #49403d · #2c2320 · #0a0303 · #d9c64e
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#f4e3df · #baced3 · #6197a3 · #0d5f6e · #002830 · #050000
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#f4e3df · #baced3 · #629a91 · #2c597b · #002a25 · #00040e
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#f4e3df · #bfcfc3 · #71987c · #48527f · #191f41 · #000601
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#f4e3df · #c7cdbd · #86946b · #0d5f6e · #291a3b · #000305
#F5E6E2 · #F6E9E6 · #F6EBE9 · #F7EEEC · #F8F1EF
#C7B8B5 · #9D8F8C · #746966 · #4E4442 · #2A2321
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.