#FCC9B6Dolly Cheek (#FCC9B6) is a very light, muted red with an OKLCH hue of 41°, lightness 0.88 and chroma 0.064. 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 | #FCC9B6 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(252, 201, 182) |
| HSL | hsl(16, 92%, 85%) |
| HSV | hsv(16, 28%, 99%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 20%, 28%, 1%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(84.9 15.4 16.4) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.876 0.064 41) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Dolly Cheek shifts subtly: leans toward yellow; in north-facing or shaded light it shifts subtly: leans toward pink. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 1.8), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#ffc3a9 — ΔE 1.8, shifts subtly: leans toward yellow#ffc9b2 — ΔE 0.7, shifts subtly: leans toward yellow#fcc9b6 — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#fccab9 — ΔE 0.4, shifts subtly: leans toward pinkTest Dolly Cheek 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 1.48:1 and against black 14.17:1, 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.
#ffeee7 · #fcc9b6 · #c29786 · #997264 · #715044 · #4c3026
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.
#fcc9b6 · #eeb1ab · #d79ea6 · #be8da0 · #a47d98 · #896e8e
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.
#fcc9b6 · #beb69c · #ba8a79 · #887843 · #7a5142 · #494127
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.
#fcc9b6 · #7bbed5 · #9e8d86 · #86695e · #644b41 · #40302a
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#fcc9b6 · #b2bbbe · #8a7f7b · #494f51 · #271d19 · #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.
#fcc9b6 · #b99f96 · #674a3f · #4c2e23 · #290c03 · #ef6f3b
The same quiet ground carrying one bright gold voice — the high-energy pairing a cool or muted anchor cannot reach through its own temperature.
#fcc9b6 · #b99f96 · #674a3f · #4c2e23 · #290c03 · #d8c64e
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#fcc9b6 · #aabdc4 · #588a9b · #08576b · #00242f · #0c0100
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#fcc9b6 · #aabdc4 · #558d8a · #2d5076 · #002625 · #00020b
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#fcc9b6 · #adbeb5 · #618d76 · #474876 · #1b1a3d · #000602
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#fcc9b6 · #b4bcae · #758964 · #08576b · #291535 · #00050a
#FDD0BF · #FED7C8 · #FFDDD1 · #FFE4DA · #FFEBE4
#D0A392 · #A67E6F · #7D5B4E · #573A2F · #331C13
#F4CCBD · #ECCFC4 · #E4D2CB
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.