#E6E5D6Tofu (#E6E5D6) is a near-white neutral with an OKLCH hue of 104°, lightness 0.92 and chroma 0.02. In practice it behaves as a background color — quiet over large surfaces.
| HEX | #E6E5D6 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(230, 229, 214) |
| HSL | hsl(56, 24%, 87%) |
| HSV | hsv(56, 7%, 90%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 0%, 7%, 10%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(90.7 -2.2 7.4) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.919 0.020 104) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Tofu 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.
#efdfc8 — ΔE 2.1, shifts subtly: takes on a orange cast, gains intensity#eee6d1 — ΔE 1.3, shifts subtly: takes on a yellow cast#e6e5d6 — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#e6e6d9 — ΔE 0.4, is virtually unchangedTest Tofu 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 16.54:1, 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.
#e6e5d6 · #cbcabc · #a4a396 · #7e7d72 · #5a5a50 · #393830
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.
#e6e5d6 · #e4ce9b · #d9b78d · #cba083 · #ba8b7b · #a67875
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.
#e6e5d6 · #b1cbba · #aba778 · #5f9373 · #6e6a41 · #3a5443
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.
#e6e5d6 · #c3c1b1 · #a2a082 · #5d5d8c · #434029 · #262415
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#e6e5d6 · #c6c6ce · #8c8c81 · #535358 · #232319 · #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.
#e6e5d6 · #9e9e96 · #43433a · #26261d · #060501 · #d4c84e
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#e6e5d6 · #c4c5d5 · #8687af · #4e4e7c · #1f1d3f · #040300
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#e6e5d6 · #c4c5d5 · #728eaf · #634771 · #082340 · #020005
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#e6e5d6 · #b8cad2 · #6293a6 · #71425e · #36142a · #000408
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#e6e5d6 · #b7cccb · #5e9795 · #4e4e7c · #3b1319 · #010007
#E9E8DA · #EBEADF · #EEEDE3 · #F0F0E8 · #F3F3ED
#BBBAAD · #929286 · #6B6B61 · #47463E · #25251E
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.