#EAE9E0Polar Bear (#EAE9E0) is a near-white neutral with an OKLCH hue of 101°, lightness 0.93 and chroma 0.012. In practice it behaves as a background color — quiet over large surfaces.
| HEX | #EAE9E0 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(234, 233, 224) |
| HSL | hsl(54, 19%, 90%) |
| HSV | hsv(54, 4%, 92%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 0%, 4%, 8%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(92.2 -1.2 4.5) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.932 0.012 101) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Polar Bear 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.
#f3e3d1 — ΔE 2.2, shifts subtly: takes on a orange cast, gains intensity#f2eadb — ΔE 1.3, shifts subtly: takes on a yellow cast#eae9e0 — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#eaeae3 — ΔE 0.4, is virtually unchangedTest Polar Bear 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 17.23:1, 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.
#eae9e0 · #cacac1 · #a3a29b · #7e7d76 · #5a5954 · #393833
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.
#eae9e0 · #ead29f · #dfba92 · #d0a488 · #bf8f81 · #ab7c7a
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.
#eae9e0 · #97b09e · #928b5e · #487958 · #575229 · #253c2c
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.
#eae9e0 · #c8c6b5 · #a7a486 · #5a5c8b · #47442c · #2a2818
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#eae9e0 · #cacbd2 · #908f84 · #55555a · #252319 · #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.
#eae9e0 · #9f9f9a · #464540 · #292823 · #080704 · #d7c74e
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#eae9e0 · #c8cada · #888ab3 · #4f507e · #1e1e41 · #030200
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#eae9e0 · #c8cada · #7391b2 · #634974 · #072440 · #020005
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#eae9e0 · #bccfd6 · #6497a8 · #724462 · #37152c · #00050a
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#eae9e0 · #bbd0cf · #619a97 · #4f507e · #3c141b · #010007
#ECEBE3 · #EEEDE6 · #F0EFE9 · #F2F1EC · #F3F3EF
#BEBEB6 · #95948D · #6D6C66 · #484742 · #262521
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.