#F8E0E7Pork Belly (#F8E0E7) is a near-white neutral with an OKLCH hue of 358°, lightness 0.93 and chroma 0.028. In practice it behaves as a background color — quiet over large surfaces.
| HEX | #F8E0E7 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(248, 224, 231) |
| HSL | hsl(343, 63%, 93%) |
| HSV | hsv(343, 10%, 97%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 10%, 7%, 3%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(91.3 9.4 -0.4) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.928 0.028 358) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Pork Belly shifts subtly: takes on a red 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.
#ffdad8 — ΔE 2.2, shifts subtly: takes on a red cast#ffe1e2 — ΔE 1.2, shifts subtly: takes on a red cast#f8e0e7 — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#f8e1ea — ΔE 0.4, is virtually unchangedTest Pork Belly 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 1.25:1 and against black 16.81:1, 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.
#f8e0e7 · #d9c3c9 · #b09ca2 · #89777c · #635559 · #403438
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.
#f8e0e7 · #f6c2e1 · #d8b2d8 · #baa2cd · #9c94be · #8086ac
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.
#f8e0e7 · #bba193 · #a97988 · #8e5e43 · #6a414f · #462f21
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.
#f8e0e7 · #8dd4c3 · #ae9ba1 · #95767f · #725760 · #4e3c42
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#f8e0e7 · #c3ccca · #958a8d · #505755 · #2a1f23 · #000101
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.
#f8e0e7 · #a4989c · #493b3f · #2b1e22 · #090103 · #e54f8e
The same quiet ground carrying one bright gold voice — the high-energy pairing a cool or muted anchor cannot reach through its own temperature.
#f8e0e7 · #a4989c · #493b3f · #2b1e22 · #090103 · #ddc44e
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#f8e0e7 · #bbcfca · #649a8d · #166255 · #002a23 · #040001
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#f8e0e7 · #bbcfca · #759879 · #08606b · #072b10 · #000304
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#f8e0e7 · #c8ccbc · #8a9369 · #275b7a · #00263b · #010100
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#f8e0e7 · #d0c9ba · #9c8c63 · #166255 · #162041 · #000302
#F8E3E9 · #F9E6EC · #F9E9EE · #F9EDF0 · #FAF0F3
#CBB6BC · #A08D93 · #77676B · #504246 · #2C2125
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.