#EFC9ECSugar High (#EFC9EC) is a very light, muted magenta with an OKLCH hue of 329°, lightness 0.88 and chroma 0.063. It sits on the transitional side of the color wheel. In practice it behaves as a mid-weight working color for secondary surfaces and editorial blocks.
| HEX | #EFC9EC |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(239, 201, 236) |
| HSL | hsl(305, 54%, 86%) |
| HSV | hsv(305, 16%, 94%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 16%, 1%, 6%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(85.1 19.3 -12.2) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.879 0.063 329) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Sugar High shifts subtly: leans toward pink; in north-facing or shaded light it shifts subtly: leans toward purple. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 2.2), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#f6c4dd — ΔE 2.2, shifts subtly: leans toward pink#f6cae7 — ΔE 1.3, shifts subtly: leans toward pink#efc9ec — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#efcaef — ΔE 0.4, shifts subtly: leans toward purpleTest Sugar High 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 1.48:1 and against black 14.24:1, 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.
#ffeafd · #efc9ec · #b796b4 · #8e728c · #685067 · #453043
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.
#efc9ec · #d4b7e6 · #b5a8d8 · #969ac6 · #798cb2 · #5f7d9c
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.
#efc9ec · #ceaead · #ae8aac · #a26867 · #70516e · #563939
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.
#efc9ec · #93c29a · #9a8d99 · #7f697d · #5e4b5d · #3d303c
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#efc9ec · #b6bcb6 · #877f87 · #4b504c · #251d24 · #010201
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.
#efc9ec · #a895a6 · #4d374c · #2f192e · #0b000b · #d773d3
The same quiet ground carrying one bright gold voice — the high-energy pairing a cool or muted anchor cannot reach through its own temperature.
#efc9ec · #a895a6 · #4d374c · #2f192e · #0b000b · #e0c34d
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#efc9ec · #b1beb2 · #698d6e · #2e5a37 · #03280d · #030003
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#efc9ec · #b1beb2 · #7e885e · #085b4f · #1d2300 · #000302
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#efc9ec · #c0baaa · #918158 · #005964 · #00252b · #0d0600
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#efc9ec · #c6b7ac · #9e7a5e · #2e5a37 · #002337 · #000200
#F1D0EF · #F4D6F1 · #F6DDF4 · #F8E4F6 · #FAEAF9
#C4A3C2 · #9B7E99 · #745B72 · #4F3A4E · #2D1C2C
#EACCE8 · #E5CFE3 · #E0D2DF
Its moderate chroma lets it work in mid-size areas — upholstery, secondary UI surfaces, editorial blocks — without overwhelming neighbors. In palettes it pairs most predictably with its tonal ramp and analogous neighbors; reserve the complementary hue for small, deliberate contrast.