#EFF0F0Snowflake (#EFF0F0) is a near-white neutral with an OKLCH hue of 197°, lightness 0.95 and chroma 0.001. In practice it behaves as a background color — quiet over large surfaces.
| HEX | #EFF0F0 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(239, 240, 240) |
| HSL | hsl(180, 3%, 94%) |
| HSV | hsv(180, 0%, 94%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 0%, 0%, 6%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(94.7 -0.3 -0.1) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.954 0.001 197) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Snowflake 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.
#f9eae0 — ΔE 2.3, shifts subtly: takes on a orange cast, gains intensity#f7f1eb — ΔE 1.3, shifts only faintly, with no single dominant change#eff0f0 — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#eff1f3 — ΔE 0.4, is virtually unchangedTest Snowflake 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 1.14:1 and against black 18.39:1, 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.
#eff0f0 · #c8c9c9 · #a1a2a2 · #7c7d7d · #5a5b5b · #373838
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.
#eff0f0 · #a7ecdf · #9fd7be · #99c29f · #94ac84 · #8d966d
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.
#eff0f0 · #9eb2c7 · #5f9d9e · #4f769d · #276162 · #2b3e51
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.
#eff0f0 · #bcd1d1 · #b3787a · #4b6f6f · #304f50 · #1c3131
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#eff0f0 · #d9d0d0 · #899696 · #5d5757 · #1a2727 · #020101
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.
#eff0f0 · #cbcccc · #a3a4a4 · #2f3030 · #0e0f0f · #e54e60
The same quiet ground carrying one bright gold voice — the high-energy pairing a cool or muted anchor cannot reach through its own temperature.
#eff0f0 · #cbcccc · #a3a4a4 · #2f3030 · #0e0f0f · #eebc4d
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#eff0f0 · #e1cdcd · #b58586 · #7d4749 · #3e1519 · #000202
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#eff0f0 · #e1cdcd · #af859a · #7b4b33 · #3a162a · #0f0200
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#eff0f0 · #d9cedc · #a288ac · #705323 · #332000 · #030004
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#eff0f0 · #d1d0e1 · #908eb7 · #7d4749 · #282600 · #090001
#f2f3f3 · #f4f5f5 · #f7f8f8 · #fafafa · #fcfdfd
#c7c8c8 · #9fa0a0 · #787878 · #505050 · #282828
Its high lightness and low chroma make it a natural background or large-surface color.