#E5E4DDSwan Dive (#E5E4DD) is a near-white neutral with an OKLCH hue of 100°, lightness 0.92 and chroma 0.009. In practice it behaves as a background color — quiet over large surfaces.
| HEX | #E5E4DD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(229, 228, 221) |
| HSL | hsl(53, 13%, 88%) |
| HSV | hsv(53, 3%, 90%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 0%, 3%, 10%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(90.5 -0.9 3.5) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.918 0.009 100) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Swan Dive 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.
#eedece — ΔE 2.2, shifts subtly: takes on a orange cast, gains intensity#ede5d8 — ΔE 1.3, shifts subtly: takes on a yellow cast#e5e4dd — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#e5e5e0 — ΔE 0.4, is virtually unchangedTest Swan Dive 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 1.27:1 and against black 16.47:1, 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.
#e5e4dd · #cac9c3 · #a3a29c · #7e7d78 · #5a5955 · #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.
#e5e4dd · #e7cd9b · #dbb58e · #cc9f85 · #ba8b7d · #a67877
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.
#e5e4dd · #b2cbb8 · #ada577 · #62936f · #706940 · #3c5341
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.
#e5e4dd · #c3c1b1 · #a39f82 · #585b8a · #444028 · #262415
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#e5e4dd · #c5c6cd · #8d8b81 · #525358 · #242218 · #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.
#e5e4dd · #9f9f9b · #454541 · #292824 · #080705 · #d9c64e
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#e5e4dd · #c3c5d5 · #8387af · #4b4f7c · #1d1d40 · #060400
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#e5e4dd · #c3c5d5 · #6f8eae · #604773 · #05233f · #020005
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#e5e4dd · #b7cad1 · #6094a4 · #6f4261 · #35142c · #000408
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#e5e4dd · #b7ccca · #5e9793 · #4b4f7c · #3b131b · #010007
#e9e9e3 · #eeede8 · #f2f2ee · #f6f6f4 · #fbfbf9
#bfbeb8 · #999893 · #73726f · #4c4c4a · #262625
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.