#FFBB99Cream Puff (#FFBB99) is a very light, soft orange with an OKLCH hue of 48°, lightness 0.85 and chroma 0.091. 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 | #FFBB99 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(255, 187, 153) |
| HSL | hsl(20, 100%, 80%) |
| HSV | hsv(20, 40%, 100%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 27%, 40%, 0%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(81.3 20.4 26.9) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.847 0.091 48) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Cream Puff shifts only faintly, with no single dominant change; in north-facing or shaded light it is virtually unchanged. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 1.6), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#ffb58e — ΔE 1.6, shifts only faintly, with no single dominant change#ffbb95 — ΔE 0.5, shifts subtly: leans toward yellow#ffbb99 — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#ffbc9b — ΔE 0.3, is virtually unchangedTest Cream Puff 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 1.64:1 and against black 12.82:1, 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.
#ffeee6 · #ffbb99 · #ce9274 · #a36e54 · #7a4c35 · #532c18
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.
#ffd7b3 · #ffbb99 · #eca597 · #d59296 · #bc8193 · #a1718d
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.
#ffbb99 · #b3ae8d · #b68065 · #7d712b · #75472f · #403a19
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.
#ffece3 · #ffbb99 · #67b5d7 · #a27f6e · #7f6051 · #58453b
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#ffbb99 · #a8b2b6 · #857872 · #454b4e · #271b15 · #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.
#e8f4fa · #bfcdd3 · #92a1a9 · #172b34 · #000911 · #ffbb99
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#eaedc7 · #ffbb99 · #d3ac86 · #23848c · #334355 · #05130f
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#dcf1d8 · #ffbb99 · #a4bae1 · #507476 · #374352 · #160f04
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#ffbb99 · #a0b6ad · #4d8972 · #484178 · #1d1540 · #000301
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#ffbb99 · #a8b4a4 · #66865b · #00526c · #2c0f35 · #000409
#FFC5A8 · #FFCEB6 · #FFD7C4 · #FFE0D1 · #FFE9DF
#D39779 · #A97459 · #81533C · #5B3420 · #371806
#F5BFA5 · #EBC3B0 · #E0C7BB
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.