#EDE8DDYang Mist (#EDE8DD) is a near-white neutral with an OKLCH hue of 86°, lightness 0.93 and chroma 0.016. In practice it behaves as a background color — quiet over large surfaces.
| HEX | #EDE8DD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(237, 232, 221) |
| HSL | hsl(41, 31%, 90%) |
| HSV | hsv(41, 7%, 93%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 2%, 7%, 7%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(92.1 -0.2 5.9) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.932 0.016 86) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Yang Mist 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.
#f6e2ce — ΔE 2.2, shifts subtly: takes on a orange cast, gains intensity#f5e9d8 — ΔE 1.3, shifts subtly: takes on a orange cast#ede8dd — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#ede9e0 — ΔE 0.4, is virtually unchangedTest Yang Mist 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 17.19:1, 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.
#ede8dd · #cdc9bf · #a6a299 · #807c74 · #5c5952 · #3a3832
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.
#ede8dd · #f4cda2 · #e5b698 · #d4a191 · #c08d8a · #a97b84
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.
#ede8dd · #9dae98 · #9b875d · #56774c · #5f4e27 · #2b3b26
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.
#ede8dd · #cbc4b5 · #ada185 · #8b8067 · #445682 · #2d2618
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#ede8dd · #c8cbd2 · #928e84 · #53555a · #272219 · #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.
#ede8dd · #a09d98 · #46433c · #29261f · #080502 · #ebbd4d
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#ede8dd · #c4cbda · #7d8eb3 · #42547f · #152141 · #0a0400
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#ede8dd · #c4cbda · #6b94ae · #5a4c7a · #00263b · #010006
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#ede8dd · #bbd0d2 · #6199a0 · #6b466c · #321633 · #000304
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#ede8dd · #bdd0cb · #669a8d · #42547f · #3a1424 · #000008
#EFEAE0 · #F0ECE4 · #F2EEE7 · #F3F1EB · #F5F3EE
#C1BDB3 · #97938B · #6F6C64 · #494740 · #272520
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.