#E8E5DESnowed In (#E8E5DE) is a near-white neutral with an OKLCH hue of 87°, lightness 0.92 and chroma 0.01. In practice it behaves as a background color — quiet over large surfaces.
| HEX | #E8E5DE |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(232, 229, 222) |
| HSL | hsl(42, 18%, 89%) |
| HSV | hsv(42, 4%, 91%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 1%, 4%, 9%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(91 -0.2 3.8) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.922 0.010 87) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Snowed In 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.
#f1dfcf — ΔE 2.2, shifts subtly: takes on a orange cast, gains intensity#f0e6d9 — ΔE 1.3, shifts subtly: takes on a orange cast#e8e5de — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#e8e6e1 — ΔE 0.4, is virtually unchangedTest Snowed In 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 1.26:1 and against black 16.69:1, 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.
#e8e5de · #ccc9c2 · #a4a29c · #7f7c77 · #5b5955 · #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.
#e8e5de · #f0cb9e · #e2b494 · #d09e8d · #bc8a87 · #a67880
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.
#e8e5de · #9aab95 · #97855a · #52744a · #5c4c25 · #283924
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.
#e8e5de · #c8c1b2 · #aa9e82 · #877d65 · #455682 · #2a2416
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#e8e5de · #c5c8cf · #908c82 · #525459 · #262218 · #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.
#e8e5de · #a09e9b · #464541 · #2a2824 · #080704 · #eabe4d
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#e8e5de · #c1c8d7 · #7c8bb1 · #42527e · #152041 · #0a0400
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#e8e5de · #c1c8d7 · #6992ac · #594b79 · #00263a · #020006
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#e8e5de · #b8ccd0 · #5f979f · #6a456a · #321632 · #000304
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#e8e5de · #bacdc8 · #63988b · #42527e · #391322 · #000008
#ece9e4 · #f0eee9 · #f4f2ef · #f7f6f4 · #fbfbfa
#c1bfb9 · #9b9994 · #74736f · #4d4c4a · #272625
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.