#EBDECCSkeleton (#EBDECC) is a near-white neutral with an OKLCH hue of 76°, lightness 0.91 and chroma 0.028. In practice it behaves as a background color — quiet over large surfaces.
| HEX | #EBDECC |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(235, 222, 204) |
| HSL | hsl(35, 44%, 86%) |
| HSV | hsv(35, 13%, 92%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 6%, 13%, 8%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(89 1.5 10.4) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.906 0.028 76) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Skeleton 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 ≈ 2.1), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#f3d8be — ΔE 2.1, shifts subtly: takes on a orange cast, gains intensity#f3dfc8 — ΔE 1.3, shifts subtly: takes on a orange cast#ebdecc — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#ebdfcf — ΔE 0.4, is virtually unchangedTest Skeleton 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 1.32:1 and against black 15.85:1, 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.
#ebdecc · #d4c7b6 · #aba091 · #857b6e · #60584c · #3e372d
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.
#ebdecc · #f0c29e · #e0ac96 · #cc9790 · #b7858a · #9f7483
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.
#ebdecc · #b9c5ab · #b79b74 · #758b5a · #79603d · #434e36
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.
#ebdecc · #c5bbad · #6787b2 · #675740 · #473a25 · #281f12
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#ebdecc · #bfc3ca · #8e877e · #4f5257 · #262018 · #010204
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.
#ebdecc · #a39d94 · #4a4338 · #2d261b · #0c0500 · #f4b44c
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#ebdecc · #bac4d2 · #718aad · #36537b · #0a213f · #0f0500
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#ebdecc · #bac4d2 · #6090a4 · #4f4b79 · #002633 · #010007
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#ebdecc · #b3c8c8 · #5b9494 · #62456e · #2d1636 · #000202
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#ebdecc · #b6c8c0 · #659480 · #36537b · #361328 · #000007
#EDE2D2 · #EFE5D8 · #F2E9DE · #F4EDE4 · #F6F1E9
#C0B5A4 · #978D7F · #70675B · #4B4339 · #29231A
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.