#ECC5C0Rose Haze (#ECC5C0) is a very light, muted red with an OKLCH hue of 27°, lightness 0.86 and chroma 0.045. It sits on the warm side of the color wheel. In practice it behaves as a background color — quiet over large surfaces.
| HEX | #ECC5C0 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(236, 197, 192) |
| HSL | hsl(7, 54%, 84%) |
| HSV | hsv(7, 19%, 93%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 17%, 19%, 7%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(82.7 13 7.7) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.856 0.045 27) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Rose Haze shifts subtly: leans toward orange, gains intensity; in north-facing or shaded light it shifts subtly: leans toward magenta. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 1.9), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#f2c0b3 — ΔE 1.9, shifts subtly: leans toward orange, gains intensity#f3c6bc — ΔE 1.2, shifts subtly: leans toward orange#ecc5c0 — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#ecc6c3 — ΔE 0.4, shifts subtly: leans toward magentaTest Rose Haze 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 1.58:1 and against black 13.31:1, 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.
#ffedeb · #ecc5c0 · #bb9994 · #927471 · #6c524f · #47322f
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.
#ffd5c5 · #ecc5c0 · #e6aab1 · #cc98ac · #b188a4 · #96799a
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.
#ecc5c0 · #bdad96 · #b5827c · #8b6e3e · #754a45 · #483923
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.
#ecc5c0 · #71bac4 · #988684 · #81625e · #5f4441 · #3c2a28
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#ecc5c0 · #acb5b6 · #867a78 · #464c4d · #261b1a · #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.
#fdeeec · #ecc5c0 · #ac9896 · #361f1d · #120101 · #e34f48
The same quiet ground carrying one bright gold voice — the high-energy pairing a cool or muted anchor cannot reach through its own temperature.
#fdeeec · #ecc5c0 · #ac9896 · #361f1d · #120101 · #dac64e
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#ebefc8 · #ecc5c0 · #d2b591 · #277199 · #334262 · #030c28
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#ecc5c0 · #a3b7ba · #55897c · #1a516e · #00251e · #000610
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#ecc5c0 · #aab7ab · #668768 · #384974 · #101c3c · #000200
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#ecc5c0 · #b2b5a5 · #7a8259 · #00565e · #221638 · #000304
#EFCCC8 · #F2D4D0 · #F5DBD8 · #F8E3E0 · #FBEBE8
#C2A09B · #9A7C78 · #745A57 · #503A37 · #2E1D1B
#E6C7C3 · #E0CAC7 · #DACCCA
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.