#E5F2E7Polar (#E5F2E7) is a near-white neutral with an OKLCH hue of 150°, lightness 0.95 and chroma 0.02. In practice it behaves as a background color — quiet over large surfaces.
| HEX | #E5F2E7 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(229, 242, 231) |
| HSL | hsl(129, 33%, 92%) |
| HSV | hsv(129, 5%, 95%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(5%, 0%, 5%, 5%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(94.3 -6.3 3.8) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.948 0.020 150) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Polar shifts subtly: takes on a yellow cast; 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.
#efecd8 — ΔE 2.2, shifts subtly: takes on a yellow cast#edf3e2 — ΔE 1.3, shifts subtly: takes on a yellow-green cast#e5f2e7 — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#e5f3ea — ΔE 0.4, is virtually unchangedTest Polar 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 1.15:1 and against black 18.19:1, 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.
#e5f2e7 · #c1cdc3 · #9ba59c · #767f78 · #545c55 · #333a34
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.
#e5f2e7 · #c7e5b5 · #c2cd9b · #bcb686 · #b29f75 · #a68968
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.
#e5f2e7 · #92b5b8 · #739a7a · #317e84 · #3c5e43 · #1d4143
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.
#e5f2e7 · #c0cec2 · #b98db4 · #556d59 · #394d3d · #222f24
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#e5f2e7 · #d5ced4 · #8c958d · #5b565a · #1e261f · #020102
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.
#e5f2e7 · #c5cbc6 · #989f99 · #1f2620 · #020602 · #d871d0
The same quiet ground carrying one bright gold voice — the high-energy pairing a cool or muted anchor cannot reach through its own temperature.
#e5f2e7 · #c5cbc6 · #989f99 · #1f2620 · #020602 · #f3b94d
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#e5f2e7 · #d9cbd8 · #a785a3 · #6f486c · #351732 · #000200
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#e5f2e7 · #d9cbd8 · #978ab2 · #7a4556 · #291c3e · #050001
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#e5f2e7 · #cbd0e0 · #8391b7 · #7c473e · #3d1610 · #000007
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#e5f2e7 · #c4d3de · #7097b3 · #6f486c · #391b00 · #030003
#E7F3E9 · #EAF3EB · #ECF4ED · #EEF5EF · #F0F5F1
#BAC5BB · #909A91 · #68716A · #434B44 · #212722
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.