#FFF7DBButtermelon (#FFF7DB) is a near-white, muted yellow with an OKLCH hue of 94°, lightness 0.98 and chroma 0.038. It sits on the warm side of the color wheel. In practice it behaves as a background color — quiet over large surfaces.
| HEX | #FFF7DB |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(255, 247, 219) |
| HSL | hsl(47, 100%, 93%) |
| HSV | hsv(47, 14%, 100%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 3%, 14%, 0%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(97.2 -1.9 14.4) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.975 0.038 94) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Buttermelon shifts subtly: leans toward orange, reads darker; in north-facing or shaded light it is virtually unchanged. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 2), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#fff1cc — ΔE 2.0, shifts subtly: leans toward orange, reads darker#fff8d6 — ΔE 0.8, shifts subtly: leans toward green#fff7db — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#fff8de — ΔE 0.4, is virtually unchangedTest Buttermelon 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 1.07:1 and against black 19.58:1, 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.
#fff7db · #d0c9b0 · #a9a28c · #827d69 · #5e5948 · #3c382a
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.
#fff7db · #fedeae · #f1c6a2 · #e1b099 · #cd9b93 · #b8888c
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.
#fff7db · #a7bda8 · #a49769 · #5c855e · #675c33 · #334734
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.
#fff7db · #d7d3c2 · #b8b092 · #958e74 · #4f5986 · #363222
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#fff7db · #d7d9e0 · #9b988e · #5a5b60 · #28251c · #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.
#fff7db · #cfcbbf · #a5a193 · #322d1c · #100b00 · #e2c24d
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#fff7db · #d5e8c6 · #93b17c · #1d70b6 · #2a3862 · #051418
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#fff7db · #d4d8e9 · #789dbb · #65517e · #012842 · #020006
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#fff7db · #c9dde2 · #6ca2af · #754b6d · #371832 · #000407
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#fff7db · #cadedb · #6da49c · #4e5886 · #3e1622 · #010109
#FEF7DE · #FCF6E1 · #FBF6E4 · #FAF6E7 · #F9F5EA
#D0C9B0 · #A39C86 · #78725F · #4F4B3B · #2A2719
#FDF7E1 · #FBF7E7 · #FAF7ED
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.