#E8E9E4Pegasus (#E8E9E4) is a near-white neutral with an OKLCH hue of 116°, lightness 0.93 and chroma 0.007. In practice it behaves as a background color — quiet over large surfaces.
| HEX | #E8E9E4 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(232, 233, 228) |
| HSL | hsl(72, 10%, 90%) |
| HSV | hsv(72, 2%, 91%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 0%, 2%, 9%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(92.1 -1.2 2.3) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.932 0.007 116) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Pegasus 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.
#f1e3d5 — ΔE 2.2, shifts subtly: takes on a orange cast, gains intensity#f0eadf — ΔE 1.3, shifts subtly: takes on a yellow cast#e8e9e4 — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#e8eae7 — ΔE 0.4, is virtually unchangedTest Pegasus 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 1.22:1 and against black 17.21:1, 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.
#e8e9e4 · #c9cac5 · #a2a39e · #7c7d79 · #595956 · #383836
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.
#e8e9e4 · #e0d7a0 · #d7be8f · #cba782 · #bc9279 · #aa7e71
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.
#e8e9e4 · #92b0a4 · #888f62 · #3b7a64 · #4f542d · #1f3d32
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.
#e8e9e4 · #c4c7b6 · #a0a689 · #716494 · #42452e · #26291a
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#e8e9e4 · #cbcad1 · #8d8f85 · #56555a · #22241a · #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.
#e8e9e4 · #9b9c99 · #3f403d · #222320 · #030402 · #c0d04e
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#e8e9e4 · #ccc8d9 · #9187af · #594d7b · #261b3e · #010100
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#e8e9e4 · #ccc8d9 · #7d8eb3 · #6b466c · #142141 · #030003
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#e8e9e4 · #beced8 · #6a94ae · #764357 · #3a1424 · #00040c
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#e8e9e4 · #bbd0d2 · #6199a0 · #594d7b · #3c1412 · #010006
#ecede9 · #f0f0ed · #f4f4f2 · #f7f8f6 · #fbfbfb
#c1c2be · #9b9b98 · #747572 · #4d4e4c · #272726
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.