#F9EDE2Alpaca (#F9EDE2) is a near-white neutral with an OKLCH hue of 65°, lightness 0.95 and chroma 0.02. In practice it behaves as a background color — quiet over large surfaces.
| HEX | #F9EDE2 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(249, 237, 226) |
| HSL | hsl(29, 66%, 93%) |
| HSV | hsv(29, 9%, 98%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 5%, 9%, 2%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(94.4 2.2 6.8) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.953 0.020 65) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Alpaca 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.
#ffe7d3 — ΔE 2.1, shifts subtly: takes on a orange cast, gains intensity#ffeedd — ΔE 1.1, shifts subtly: takes on a orange cast#f9ede2 — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#f9eee5 — ΔE 0.4, is virtually unchangedTest Alpaca 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 1.15:1 and against black 18.24:1, 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.
#f9ede2 · #d2c7bd · #aaa097 · #837b73 · #5f5851 · #3d3731
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.
#f9ede2 · #ffd0b8 · #f1b9ac · #dca5a6 · #c493a0 · #ab8298
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.
#f9ede2 · #adb298 · #ab8867 · #6f7844 · #6d4f31 · #393e25
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.
#f9ede2 · #d6c9bc · #74a1c8 · #78624e · #574433 · #35291e
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#f9ede2 · #ccd3d8 · #999189 · #55595d · #2a221b · #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.
#f9ede2 · #cfcac5 · #a49e99 · #2f2922 · #0e0803 · #f3a147
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#f9ede2 · #c6d4e0 · #7497b6 · #315c80 · #022641 · #120500
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#f9ede2 · #c6d4e0 · #679daa · #4c5582 · #002a32 · #010109
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#f9ede2 · #c2d7d4 · #679f98 · #624d7a · #2b1b3d · #000201
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#f9ede2 · #c7d6cb · #759e83 · #315c80 · #361730 · #00040f
#F9EEE5 · #F9EFE7 · #F8F1EA · #F8F2EC · #F8F3EF
#CBC1B7 · #9F968D · #756D66 · #4E4741 · #2A2520
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.