#F2DEBCCameo (#F2DEBC) is a very light, muted yellow with an OKLCH hue of 81°, lightness 0.91 and chroma 0.05. It sits on the warm side of the color wheel. In practice it behaves as a background color — quiet over large surfaces.
| HEX | #F2DEBC |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(242, 222, 188) |
| HSL | hsl(38, 67%, 84%) |
| HSV | hsv(38, 22%, 95%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 8%, 22%, 5%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(89.3 1.6 19.2) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.908 0.050 81) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Cameo shifts subtly: drifts toward orange, gains intensity; 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.
#fad8af — ΔE 2.0, shifts subtly: drifts toward orange, gains intensity#f9dfb8 — ΔE 1.2, shifts subtly: drifts toward orange#f2debc — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#f2dfbf — ΔE 0.4, is virtually unchangedTest Cameo 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 1.32:1 and against black 15.95:1, 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.
#f2debc · #d9c7a7 · #b1a083 · #897b61 · #645741 · #413624
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.
#f2debc · #efc49c · #dfae94 · #cd998d · #b88687 · #a17480
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.
#f2debc · #b7c6ad · #b69d73 · #718d5e · #77623d · #414f38
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.
#f2debc · #c5bcad · #a8997e · #5c76a2 · #473b26 · #282012
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#f2debc · #c0c4ca · #8d887f · #505257 · #262118 · #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.
#f2debc · #aba191 · #574b37 · #3b2f1a · #190e00 · #f2ba4d
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#f2debc · #bbc4d3 · #748aae · #3a527c · #0f2040 · #110700
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#f2debc · #bbc4d3 · #6390a7 · #524a79 · #002536 · #010007
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#f2debc · #b4c8c9 · #5b9498 · #65446b · #2f1634 · #000203
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#f2debc · #b6c9c1 · #639584 · #3a527c · #371325 · #000007
#F3E2C4 · #F5E5CC · #F6E9D4 · #F7EDDB · #F9F1E3
#C6B496 · #9C8D72 · #74674F · #4F432F · #2C2212
#EEDFC4 · #EBDFCC · #E7E0D4
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.