#F9CBA0Chai Latte (#F9CBA0) is a very light, soft orange with an OKLCH hue of 65°, lightness 0.87 and chroma 0.077. 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 | #F9CBA0 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(249, 203, 160) |
| HSL | hsl(29, 88%, 80%) |
| HSV | hsv(29, 36%, 98%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 18%, 36%, 2%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(84.7 10.5 27.6) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.872 0.077 65) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Chai Latte shifts subtly: leans toward red, gains intensity; in north-facing or shaded light it is virtually unchanged. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 1.8), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#ffc594 — ΔE 1.8, shifts subtly: leans toward red, gains intensity#ffcb9c — ΔE 1.0, is virtually unchanged#f9cba0 — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#f9cca3 — ΔE 0.4, is virtually unchangedTest Chai Latte 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 1.49:1 and against black 14.08:1, 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.
#ffefe0 · #f9cba0 · #c19974 · #987554 · #705235 · #4b3218
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.
#f9cba0 · #eab498 · #d79f92 · #c28b8d · #ab7a88 · #926a80
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.
#f9cba0 · #b3b89d · #b28e6b · #757e48 · #745435 · #3f4329
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.
#f9cba0 · #73a2c9 · #796d62 · #614c38 · #412f1e · #21160b
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#f9cba0 · #b2b9be · #877f77 · #4a4e52 · #261e16 · #010204
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.
#ebf3fa · #c2cbd3 · #949fa8 · #1a2731 · #00060f · #f9cba0
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#f3f6cf · #f9cba0 · #c1be96 · #207b90 · #343e5c · #081312
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#f9cba0 · #acbac6 · #538a97 · #414977 · #00242c · #010009
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#f9cba0 · #a9bdba · #548d85 · #57426f · #271638 · #000201
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#f9cba0 · #adbdb2 · #638c70 · #245174 · #31112c · #000511
#FAD2AC · #FCD8B8 · #FDDFC3 · #FEE5CF · #FFECDB
#CDA47E · #A4805E · #7B5C3F · #563B22 · #321D06
#F2CDAC · #EAD0B7 · #E2D2C2
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.