#FAEAE2Dogwood (#FAEAE2) is a near-white neutral with an OKLCH hue of 48°, lightness 0.95 and chroma 0.021. In practice it behaves as a background color — quiet over large surfaces.
| HEX | #FAEAE2 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(250, 234, 226) |
| HSL | hsl(20, 71%, 93%) |
| HSV | hsv(20, 10%, 98%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 6%, 10%, 2%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(93.7 4.1 5.8) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.948 0.021 48) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Dogwood shifts subtly: takes on a orange cast, gains intensity; in north-facing or shaded light it shifts subtly: takes on a red cast. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 2), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#ffe4d3 — ΔE 2.0, shifts subtly: takes on a orange cast, gains intensity#ffebdd — ΔE 1.0, shifts subtly: takes on a orange cast#faeae2 — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#faebe5 — ΔE 0.4, shifts subtly: takes on a red castTest Dogwood 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 1.17:1 and against black 17.93:1, 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.
#faeae2 · #d4c6bf · #ac9f99 · #857a74 · #615752 · #3e3632
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.
#faeae2 · #ffccc1 · #f0b5b7 · #d7a3b1 · #be92aa · #a382a0
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.
#faeae2 · #b2ae93 · #af836c · #7b723c · #704a37 · #3f3b21
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.
#faeae2 · #80beda · #91827a · #7a5f51 · #584135 · #36271f
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#faeae2 · #cad2d6 · #9a8f8a · #53595b · #2b211c · #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.
#faeae2 · #cfc8c4 · #a39b97 · #2b221d · #090301 · #f0813f
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#faeae2 · #c2d3dc · #6a99af · #205f79 · #002838 · #0f0200
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#faeae2 · #c2d3dc · #649d9f · #3d5881 · #002a2c · #000007
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#faeae2 · #c3d5cd · #6d9e8b · #56507f · #231e40 · #000402
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#faeae2 · #c9d4c6 · #809b77 · #205f79 · #311937 · #000409
#FAECE5 · #FAEDE7 · #F9EFEA · #F9F1EC · #F9F2EF
#CCBEB7 · #A0948E · #776C66 · #4F4642 · #2B2420
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.