#F6E491Beekeeper (#F6E491) is a very light, soft yellow with an OKLCH hue of 97°, lightness 0.92 and chroma 0.105. It sits on the warm side of the color wheel. In practice it behaves as a mid-weight working color for secondary surfaces and editorial blocks.
| HEX | #F6E491 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(246, 228, 145) |
| HSL | hsl(49, 85%, 77%) |
| HSV | hsv(49, 41%, 96%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 7%, 41%, 4%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(90.4 -5.2 42.7) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.915 0.105 97) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Beekeeper shifts subtly: leans toward orange; in north-facing or shaded light it is virtually unchanged. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 1.8), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#fede85 — ΔE 1.8, shifts subtly: leans toward orange#fde58d — ΔE 1.1, shifts subtly: leans toward orange#f6e491 — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#f6e594 — ΔE 0.3, is virtually unchangedTest Beekeeper 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 1.28:1 and against black 16.42:1, 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.
#f6e491 · #dbca7c · #b2a35c · #8b7d3d · #65591f · #423800
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.
#f6e491 · #f1c982 · #e7b079 · #d99875 · #c68374 · #b17073
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.
#f6e491 · #accdb1 · #b2a461 · #539662 · #756829 · #34553b
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.
#f6e491 · #c5c0a9 · #a79e74 · #505799 · #463f1c · #28230d
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#f6e491 · #c3c5d0 · #8e8b7c · #51535a · #252214 · #010103
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.
#eff1fd · #c6c8d6 · #989bab · #1f2233 · #020310 · #f6e491
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#f6e491 · #bad5b7 · #3a8bd7 · #576e4b · #2f365e · #051216
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#f6e491 · #c0c4db · #608fbb · #634180 · #002341 · #030008
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#f6e491 · #b0cbd3 · #4697ac · #773a68 · #3b0b31 · #000407
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#f6e491 · #b0cdc9 · #449b93 · #464c8c · #42071a · #01000c
#F7E79F · #F7EAAD · #F8EDBA · #F9F0C7 · #FAF3D3
#CAB96F · #9F914E · #776A2E · #50450D · #2C2400
#F2E4A4 · #EEE4B6 · #EAE4C7
Its moderate chroma lets it work in mid-size areas — upholstery, secondary UI surfaces, editorial blocks — without overwhelming neighbors. In palettes it pairs most predictably with its tonal ramp and analogous neighbors; reserve the complementary hue for small, deliberate contrast.