#F7DDAADumpling (#F7DDAA) is a very light, soft yellow with an OKLCH hue of 84°, lightness 0.91 and chroma 0.072. 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 | #F7DDAA |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(247, 221, 170) |
| HSL | hsl(40, 83%, 82%) |
| HSV | hsv(40, 31%, 97%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 11%, 31%, 3%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(89.1 1.6 28.4) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.907 0.072 84) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Dumpling shifts subtly: drifts toward orange; in north-facing or shaded light it is virtually unchanged. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 1.9), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#fed79d — ΔE 1.9, shifts subtly: drifts toward orange#fedea6 — ΔE 1.1, shifts subtly: leans toward red#f7ddaa — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#f7dead — ΔE 0.4, is virtually unchangedTest Dumpling 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 15.88:1, 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.
#f7ddaa · #dfc696 · #b59f74 · #8d7a54 · #675735 · #443618
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.
#f7ddaa · #edc59b · #deae92 · #cc998b · #b78585 · #a1747e
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.
#f7ddaa · #b5c6ae · #b39e73 · #6e8d5f · #75623c · #3f4f38
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.
#f7ddaa · #c4bcad · #a7997e · #4a5f8b · #463b25 · #272012
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#f7ddaa · #c0c3ca · #8d887e · #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.
#eef2fa · #c4c9d2 · #979ca7 · #1c222f · #01030c · #f7ddaa
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#f7ddaa · #bcd3b3 · #7da16f · #8e34e6 · #29345a · #1b051b
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#f7ddaa · #bcc3d2 · #648fa7 · #544a77 · #002537 · #010006
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#f7ddaa · #b3c8ca · #5b9399 · #664369 · #301532 · #000304
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#f7ddaa · #b5c8c2 · #619586 · #3d517c · #381223 · #000008
#F8E1B4 · #F9E5BE · #F9E9C9 · #FAEDD2 · #FBF1DC
#CBB486 · #A08C63 · #786643 · #514224 · #2E2207
#F2DEB6 · #EDDFC2 · #E8DFCD
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.