#F8E4E3Tutu (#F8E4E3) is a near-white neutral with an OKLCH hue of 21°, lightness 0.93 and chroma 0.022. In practice it behaves as a background color — quiet over large surfaces.
| HEX | #F8E4E3 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(248, 228, 227) |
| HSL | hsl(3, 60%, 93%) |
| HSV | hsv(3, 8%, 97%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 8%, 8%, 3%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(92.1 6.6 3) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.935 0.022 21) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Tutu shifts subtly: takes on a red cast, gains intensity; in north-facing or shaded light it shifts subtly: takes on a pink cast. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 2.1), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#ffded4 — ΔE 2.1, shifts subtly: takes on a red cast, gains intensity#ffe5de — ΔE 1.2, shifts subtly: takes on a red cast#f8e4e3 — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#f8e5e6 — ΔE 0.4, shifts subtly: takes on a pink castTest Tutu 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 1.22:1 and against black 17.2:1, 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.
#f8e4e3 · #d7c4c3 · #ae9e9d · #877978 · #625655 · #3f3535
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.
#f8e4e3 · #ffc3cf · #e5b1c9 · #c9a1c1 · #ad91b7 · #9083a9
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.
#f8e4e3 · #b8a690 · #ae7b7a · #886639 · #6f4343 · #44331e
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.
#f8e4e3 · #88d3d8 · #8f7d7c · #785958 · #563c3b · #332222
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#f8e4e3 · #c5cecf · #988b8b · #515758 · #2b201f · #000101
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.
#f8e4e3 · #a39999 · #483c3c · #2a1f1f · #080202 · #e44e57
The same quiet ground carrying one bright gold voice — the high-energy pairing a cool or muted anchor cannot reach through its own temperature.
#f8e4e3 · #a39999 · #483c3c · #2a1f1f · #080202 · #dac54e
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#f8e4e3 · #bcd1d2 · #619a9e · #076267 · #00292c · #050000
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#f8e4e3 · #bcd1d2 · #699b8a · #215d78 · #002b20 · #00050c
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#f8e4e3 · #c4d0c2 · #7b9876 · #3e5680 · #102241 · #000200
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#f8e4e3 · #cccebd · #909368 · #076267 · #241c3f · #000203
#F8E7E6 · #F8E9E8 · #F9ECEB · #F9EEEE · #F9F1F0
#CBB9B8 · #9F908F · #766968 · #4F4444 · #2B2222
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.