#FEEDCABiscuit (#FEEDCA) is a near-white, muted yellow with an OKLCH hue of 85°, lightness 0.95 and chroma 0.049. It sits on the warm side of the color wheel. In practice it behaves as a background color — quiet over large surfaces.
| HEX | #FEEDCA |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(254, 237, 202) |
| HSL | hsl(40, 96%, 89%) |
| HSV | hsv(40, 20%, 100%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 7%, 20%, 0%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(94.3 0.3 19.1) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.951 0.049 85) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Biscuit shifts subtly: leans toward orange; in north-facing or shaded light it is virtually unchanged. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 1.9), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#ffe7bc — ΔE 1.9, shifts subtly: leans toward orange#ffeec5 — ΔE 0.8, shifts subtly: leans toward yellow-green#feedca — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#feeecd — ΔE 0.4, is virtually unchangedTest Biscuit 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 1.16:1 and against black 18.18:1, 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.
#feedca · #d7c8a8 · #aea184 · #877b62 · #625842 · #403724
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.
#feedca · #fbd3a8 · #ecbc9f · #daa797 · #c69391 · #af818a
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.
#feedca · #a3b49d · #a18d62 · #5d7c50 · #65532c · #30402a
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.
#feedca · #d1cabb · #b4a68b · #91856d · #425580 · #322b1c
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#feedca · #ced1d8 · #979288 · #56585d · #28241a · #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.
#feedca · #d2cbbc · #a9a190 · #382d18 · #160c00 · #edbd4d
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#feedca · #cad1e1 · #8192b8 · #445782 · #152243 · #0e0600
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#feedca · #cad1e1 · #6e99b2 · #5b4f7e · #00283c · #010006
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#feedca · #c1d6d8 · #659da4 · #6d496f · #331835 · #000304
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#feedca · #c3d6d0 · #6a9f90 · #445782 · #3b1525 · #000008
#FDEED0 · #FCF0D5 · #FCF1DB · #FBF2E0 · #FAF3E6
#D0C1A1 · #A3967A · #796D56 · #514733 · #2D2514
#FBEDD2 · #F7EEDA · #F4EEE2
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.