#EFEDE6Salt (#EFEDE6) is a near-white neutral with an OKLCH hue of 94°, lightness 0.95 and chroma 0.01. In practice it behaves as a background color — quiet over large surfaces.
| HEX | #EFEDE6 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(239, 237, 230) |
| HSL | hsl(47, 22%, 92%) |
| HSV | hsv(47, 4%, 94%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 1%, 4%, 6%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(93.7 -0.5 3.6) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.946 0.010 94) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Salt 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.
#f8e7d7 — ΔE 2.2, shifts subtly: takes on a orange cast, gains intensity#f7eee1 — ΔE 1.3, shifts subtly: takes on a orange cast#efede6 — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#efeee9 — ΔE 0.4, is virtually unchangedTest Salt 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 1.17:1 and against black 17.93:1, 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.
#efede6 · #cbc9c3 · #a4a29c · #7e7d78 · #5a5955 · #393834
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.
#efede6 · #f4d4a4 · #e7bd99 · #d7a791 · #c4928a · #af8083
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.
#efede6 · #9eb39f · #9b8e61 · #537c55 · #5f532b · #2c3f2c
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.
#efede6 · #cec9b9 · #afa689 · #8c856c · #4e5886 · #2f2a1b
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#efede6 · #cdcfd7 · #949187 · #56575c · #27241a · #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.
#efede6 · #cbcac7 · #9f9e9b · #292824 · #080704 · #e2c24d
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#efede6 · #cbcfdf · #858fb7 · #4a5481 · #1a2042 · #0a0500
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#efede6 · #cbcfdf · #7296b4 · #604d7a · #002640 · #020006
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#efede6 · #c0d4d9 · #659ba7 · #714769 · #351631 · #000305
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#efede6 · #c0d5d1 · #669e95 · #4a5481 · #3c1420 · #010109
#f2f0ea · #f4f3ee · #f7f6f3 · #faf9f7 · #fcfcfb
#c7c6c0 · #9f9e99 · #787773 · #504f4d · #282826
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.