#FEE9D8Blossom (#FEE9D8) is a near-white, muted orange with an OKLCH hue of 61°, lightness 0.95 and chroma 0.032. It sits on the warm side of the color wheel. In practice it behaves as a background color — quiet over large surfaces.
| HEX | #FEE9D8 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(254, 233, 216) |
| HSL | hsl(27, 95%, 92%) |
| HSV | hsv(27, 15%, 100%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 8%, 15%, 0%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(93.6 4.4 10.8) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.946 0.032 61) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Blossom shifts subtly: leans toward yellow; in north-facing or shaded light it shifts subtly: leans toward red. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 2), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#ffe3c9 — ΔE 2.0, shifts subtly: leans toward yellow#ffead3 — ΔE 0.8, shifts subtly: leans toward yellow#fee9d8 — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#feeadb — ΔE 0.4, shifts subtly: leans toward redTest Blossom 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 1.18:1 and against black 17.86:1, 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.
#fee9d8 · #d8c5b6 · #b09f91 · #887a6d · #63564c · #40362d
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.
#fee9d8 · #ffcdb7 · #efb6ad · #d9a3a7 · #c191a1 · #a88098
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.
#fee9d8 · #acb095 · #ab8666 · #707540 · #6c4c31 · #393c22
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.
#fee9d8 · #d5c6bb · #77a8cd · #77604d · #564232 · #34281d
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#fee9d8 · #cad1d6 · #988f88 · #54585c · #2a221b · #000102
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.
#fee9d8 · #d2c8c1 · #a79d95 · #32261c · #100601 · #f29a45
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#fee9d8 · #c3d2de · #7196b3 · #2d5c7e · #00273f · #110400
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#fee9d8 · #c3d2de · #659ca6 · #485582 · #002a31 · #000007
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#fee9d8 · #c1d5d1 · #679e94 · #5f4d7b · #291b3d · #000201
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#fee9d8 · #c6d4c9 · #769c7f · #2d5c7e · #351732 · #000713
#FDEBDC · #FDEDE0 · #FCEEE4 · #FBF0E7 · #FBF2EB
#D0BDAE · #A39386 · #796B60 · #52463C · #2D231C
#FAEADD · #F7EBE1 · #F3ECE6
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.