#FAEBD7Antique White (#FAEBD7) is a near-white, muted orange with an OKLCH hue of 75°, lightness 0.95 and chroma 0.031. It sits on the warm side of the color wheel. In practice it behaves as a background color — quiet over large surfaces.
| HEX | #FAEBD7 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(250, 235, 215) |
| HSL | hsl(34, 78%, 91%) |
| HSV | hsv(34, 14%, 98%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 6%, 14%, 2%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(93.7 1.8 11.5) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.947 0.031 75) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Antique White 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.
#ffe5c8 — ΔE 2.0, shifts subtly: leans toward red, gains intensity#ffecd2 — ΔE 1.0, shifts only faintly, with no single dominant change#faebd7 — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#faecda — ΔE 0.4, is virtually unchangedAgainst white it measures 1.17:1 and against black 17.93:1, 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.
#faebd7 · #d5c7b5 · #aca090 · #867b6d · #61584b · #3e372c
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.
#faebd7 · #fecfab · #edb9a3 · #daa49d · #c49197 · #ac8090
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.
#faebd7 · #a6b299 · #a58962 · #657948 · #68502d · #343e26
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.
#faebd7 · #d2c8ba · #6889b4 · #73624b · #534430 · #32291c
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#faebd7 · #cbd0d7 · #979088 · #55585c · #29231a · #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.
#faebd7 · #d0cac1 · #a69e94 · #31281d · #0f0701 · #f4b24b
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#faebd7 · #c6d1df · #7994b6 · #3a5981 · #0c2442 · #130700
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#faebd7 · #c6d1df · #699aad · #535180 · #002936 · #010007
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#faebd7 · #c0d5d4 · #649d9d · #674a74 · #2f1939 · #000202
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#faebd7 · #c3d5cc · #6e9e88 · #3a5981 · #39152b · #000108
#FAEDDB · #FAEEDF · #F9F0E3 · #F9F1E7 · #F9F3EB
#CCBFAD · #A09585 · #776C5F · #4F473B · #2B241B
#F7ECDC · #F5ECE1 · #F2ECE5
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.