#E0E1D1Wild Wheat (#E0E1D1) is a near-white neutral with an OKLCH hue of 110°, lightness 0.9 and chroma 0.021. In practice it behaves as a background color — quiet over large surfaces.
| HEX | #E0E1D1 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(224, 225, 209) |
| HSL | hsl(64, 21%, 85%) |
| HSV | hsv(64, 7%, 88%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 0%, 7%, 12%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(89.1 -3.1 7.7) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.905 0.021 110) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Wild Wheat shifts subtly: takes on a yellow cast; in north-facing or shaded light it shifts subtly: takes on a yellow-green cast. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 2.1), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#e9dbc3 — ΔE 2.1, shifts subtly: takes on a yellow cast#e8e2cc — ΔE 1.3, shifts subtly: takes on a yellow cast#e0e1d1 — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#e0e2d4 — ΔE 0.4, shifts subtly: takes on a yellow-green castTest Wild Wheat 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 1.32:1 and against black 15.86:1, 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.
#e0e1d1 · #cacbbc · #a3a396 · #7d7e72 · #595a50 · #383930
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.
#e0e1d1 · #dbcc97 · #d1b487 · #c49d7c · #b48874 · #a2756d
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.
#e0e1d1 · #abc7b8 · #a2a475 · #569074 · #67683f · #345042
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.
#e0e1d1 · #bdbead · #9b9c7f · #676090 · #3d3e26 · #212113
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#e0e1d1 · #c2c1c9 · #88897f · #515156 · #222218 · #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.
#e0e1d1 · #9c9c94 · #404037 · #23231a · #040400 · #cbcc4e
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#e0e1d1 · #c2c0d0 · #8782aa · #514a78 · #211b3d · #020200
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#e0e1d1 · #c2c0d0 · #7389ad · #64446c · #0e203f · #030004
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#e0e1d1 · #b4c5ce · #618fa5 · #704058 · #371226 · #00050c
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#e0e1d1 · #b2c7c8 · #5a9396 · #514a78 · #3a1214 · #010007
#E3E4D6 · #E7E8DC · #EBEBE1 · #EEEFE6 · #F2F2EC
#B6B7A9 · #8E8F83 · #68695E · #45453C · #24241D
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.