#F8E2CAAcropolis (#F8E2CA) is a very light, muted orange with an OKLCH hue of 70°, lightness 0.92 and chroma 0.04. It sits on the warm side of the color wheel. In practice it behaves as a background color — quiet over large surfaces.
| HEX | #F8E2CA |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(248, 226, 202) |
| HSL | hsl(31, 77%, 88%) |
| HSV | hsv(31, 19%, 97%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 9%, 19%, 3%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(91.1 3.8 14.5) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.924 0.040 70) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Acropolis shifts subtly: leans toward red, gains intensity; in north-facing or shaded light it is virtually unchanged. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 2), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#ffdcbc — ΔE 2.0, shifts subtly: leans toward red, gains intensity#ffe3c5 — ΔE 1.2, shifts only faintly, with no single dominant change#f8e2ca — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#f8e3cd — ΔE 0.4, is virtually unchangedTest Acropolis 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 1.26:1 and against black 16.72:1, 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.
#f8e2ca · #dac5af · #b19f8b · #8a7a68 · #645647 · #413629
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.
#f8e2ca · #f9c6a7 · #e7b0a0 · #d29c9a · #bc8a94 · #a3798d
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.
#f8e2ca · #a2aa90 · #a1815d · #63713f · #634828 · #30371f
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.
#f8e2ca · #ccc0b3 · #7098c0 · #6e5b45 · #4e3d2b · #2d2317
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#f8e2ca · #c4c9cf · #938b83 · #515559 · #282119 · #010204
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.
#f8e2ca · #aca195 · #574a3c · #3b2e20 · #190d01 · #f3a949
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#f8e2ca · #c8d7b4 · #b68a8c · #217e92 · #2d3855 · #05120f
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#f8e2ca · #becad7 · #6295a6 · #4c507d · #002732 · #010007
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#f8e2ca · #b9cecc · #609894 · #614874 · #2c1839 · #000202
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#f8e2ca · #bdcdc4 · #6c9880 · #32577c · #36142c · #00020b
#F8E5D0 · #F9E8D6 · #F9EBDC · #FAEEE2 · #FAF1E7
#CBB8A2 · #A08F7C · #776858 · #504436 · #2D2317
#F4E3D0 · #F0E4D6 · #EDE5DC
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.