#FAF1C8Bullet Hell (#FAF1C8) is a near-white, muted yellow with an OKLCH hue of 97°, lightness 0.95 and chroma 0.054. It sits on the warm side of the color wheel. In practice it behaves as a background color — quiet over large surfaces.
| HEX | #FAF1C8 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(250, 241, 200) |
| HSL | hsl(49, 83%, 88%) |
| HSV | hsv(49, 20%, 98%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 4%, 20%, 2%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(94.9 -3.4 20.9) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.955 0.054 97) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Bullet Hell 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.
#ffebba — ΔE 1.9, shifts subtly: leans toward orange#fff2c3 — ΔE 1.0, shifts subtly: leans toward orange#faf1c8 — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#faf2cb — ΔE 0.4, is virtually unchangedTest Bullet Hell 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 1.14:1 and against black 18.48:1, 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.
#faf1c8 · #d2caa5 · #aaa382 · #847d60 · #5f5940 · #3d3823
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.
#faf1c8 · #f5d8a7 · #e9c09a · #d9aa91 · #c7958a · #b28384
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.
#faf1c8 · #a0b7a3 · #9b9164 · #537f5b · #60572e · #2c4230
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.
#faf1c8 · #d0ccbc · #b0aa8d · #8e886e · #535a88 · #302d1e
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#faf1c8 · #d1d2da · #969389 · #57585d · #27241a · #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.
#faf1c8 · #cfcbba · #a5a08d · #312b11 · #0e0a00 · #ddc44d
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#faf1c8 · #ced2e2 · #8a90b8 · #4e5482 · #1d2043 · #070400
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#faf1c8 · #ced2e2 · #7697b7 · #644d7a · #042641 · #020005
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#faf1c8 · #c3d7dc · #689dab · #734868 · #37172f · #000407
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#faf1c8 · #c3d8d5 · #67a099 · #4e5482 · #3d151f · #010007
#FAF2CE · #F9F3D4 · #F9F3D9 · #F8F4DF · #F8F5E4
#CCC49F · #A09979 · #767054 · #4F4931 · #2A2612
#F8F1D1 · #F6F1D9 · #F4F0E2
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.