#FAF0BEBlond (#FAF0BE) is a near-white, muted yellow with an OKLCH hue of 98°, lightness 0.95 and chroma 0.065. 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 | #FAF0BE |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(250, 240, 190) |
| HSL | hsl(50, 86%, 86%) |
| HSV | hsv(50, 24%, 98%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 4%, 24%, 2%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(94.5 -4.3 25.4) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.951 0.065 98) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Blond 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.
#ffeab0 — ΔE 1.9, shifts subtly: leans toward orange#fff1b9 — ΔE 1.0, shifts subtly: leans toward orange#faf0be — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#faf1c1 — ΔE 0.4, is virtually unchangedTest Blond 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 18.27:1, 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.
#faf0be · #d3ca9d · #aba37a · #857d5a · #605a3a · #3e381d
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.
#faf0be · #f3d7a5 · #e7bf99 · #d7a990 · #c59488 · #b08182
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.
#faf0be · #9eb5a2 · #999063 · #517e5a · #5e562d · #2b412f
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.
#faf0be · #cecbbb · #aea98b · #8c876d · #555a89 · #2f2c1d
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#faf0be · #cfd1d8 · #959388 · #57585d · #26241a · #010102
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.
#faf0be · #d0cbb6 · #a5a188 · #322b09 · #0e0a00 · #dcc54e
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#faf0be · #c6debf · #388bdf · #5a7550 · #2c375f · #041014
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#faf0be · #cdd0e0 · #7596b6 · #644c78 · #042641 · #020005
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#faf0be · #c2d5db · #679cab · #734767 · #37162f · #000407
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#faf0be · #c2d6d4 · #669f99 · #4e5482 · #3d151e · #010007
#FAF1C5 · #F9F2CC · #F9F3D3 · #F9F4DA · #F8F5E1
#CCC397 · #A09871 · #766F4D · #4F492C · #2B260D
#F8F0C9 · #F5F0D3 · #F3EFDE
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.