#E6DEE6Peekaboo (#E6DEE6) is a near-white neutral with an OKLCH hue of 326°, lightness 0.91 and chroma 0.014. In practice it behaves as a background color — quiet over large surfaces.
| HEX | #E6DEE6 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(230, 222, 230) |
| HSL | hsl(300, 14%, 89%) |
| HSV | hsv(300, 3%, 90%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 3%, 0%, 10%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(89.3 4.1 -2.9) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.909 0.014 326) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Peekaboo shifts subtly: takes on a red cast; in north-facing or shaded light it shifts subtly: takes on a purple cast. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 2.3), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#efd8d7 — ΔE 2.3, shifts subtly: takes on a red cast#eedfe1 — ΔE 1.3, shifts subtly: takes on a pink cast#e6dee6 — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#e6dfe9 — ΔE 0.4, shifts subtly: takes on a purple castTest Peekaboo 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 1.32:1 and against black 15.96:1, 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.
#e6dee6 · #cec6ce · #a6a0a6 · #807a80 · #5c575c · #3b363b
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.
#e6dee6 · #efbcdb · #e0a9ba · #cd979b · #b8877f · #a17866
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.
#e6dee6 · #d8b8b8 · #b694b7 · #ab7172 · #785a79 · #5f4142
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.
#e6dee6 · #9fcba1 · #a397a3 · #877288 · #665466 · #443844
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#e6dee6 · #c0c6c0 · #8e868e · #505450 · #261f26 · #010201
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.
#e6dee6 · #a29ea2 · #4a464a · #2e292e · #0d080d · #cc70d0
The same quiet ground carrying one bright gold voice — the high-energy pairing a cool or muted anchor cannot reach through its own temperature.
#e6dee6 · #a29ea2 · #4a464a · #2e292e · #0d080d · #e1c24d
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#e6dee6 · #bbc8bb · #729373 · #365d38 · #08290d · #030003
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#e6dee6 · #bbc8bb · #878e64 · #156051 · #212500 · #000302
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#e6dee6 · #cac3b4 · #99875f · #015e66 · #00272c · #0e0600
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#e6dee6 · #d0c0b6 · #a68066 · #365d38 · #002538 · #000200
#E9E2E9 · #EBE5EB · #EEE9EE · #F1EDF1 · #F4F0F4
#BCB4BC · #938D93 · #6C676C · #484348 · #262326
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.