#EAEDE5Silence (#EAEDE5) is a near-white neutral with an OKLCH hue of 123°, lightness 0.94 and chroma 0.011. In practice it behaves as a background color — quiet over large surfaces.
| HEX | #EAEDE5 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(234, 237, 229) |
| HSL | hsl(83, 18%, 91%) |
| HSV | hsv(83, 3%, 93%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(1%, 0%, 3%, 7%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(93.3 -2.4 3.5) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.942 0.011 123) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Silence 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 ≈ 2.3), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#f4e7d6 — ΔE 2.3, shifts subtly: takes on a orange cast, gains intensity#f2eee0 — ΔE 1.3, shifts subtly: takes on a yellow cast#eaede5 — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#eaeee8 — ΔE 0.4, is virtually unchangedTest Silence 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 1.18:1 and against black 17.74:1, 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.
#eaede5 · #c8cac3 · #a1a39d · #7b7e78 · #585a55 · #373934
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.
#eaede5 · #dcdca5 · #d5c492 · #caac83 · #bc9678 · #ac8270
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.
#eaede5 · #93b3aa · #859368 · #387d6d · #4c5933 · #1f3f37
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.
#eaede5 · #c5cabb · #a0aa8e · #7f6b9b · #414933 · #272c1d
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#eaede5 · #cfcdd4 · #8e9288 · #58565b · #22251b · #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.
#eaede5 · #c8c9c6 · #9b9c98 · #21231e · #030402 · #b1d45f
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#eaede5 · #d1cbdb · #9888af · #604c79 · #2a1b3c · #010200
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#eaede5 · #d1cbdb · #848eb6 · #704768 · #1a2042 · #030003
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#eaede5 · #c2d0dc · #7195b3 · #794452 · #3c1420 · #00040e
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#eaede5 · #bfd2d7 · #649aa6 · #604c79 · #3d160e · #020006
#ECEEE7 · #EDF0EA · #EFF1EC · #F1F3EE · #F3F4F1
#BEC1BA · #949790 · #6C6E69 · #474944 · #252622
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.