#FDEA9FEggnog (#FDEA9F) is a near-white, soft yellow with an OKLCH hue of 96°, lightness 0.94 and chroma 0.096. 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 | #FDEA9F |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(253, 234, 159) |
| HSL | hsl(48, 96%, 81%) |
| HSV | hsv(48, 37%, 99%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 8%, 37%, 1%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(92.7 -4 38.8) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.936 0.096 96) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Eggnog shifts subtly: leans toward orange; in north-facing or shaded light it is virtually unchanged. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 1.7), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#ffe492 — ΔE 1.7, shifts subtly: leans toward orange#ffeb9b — ΔE 0.6, is virtually unchanged#fdea9f — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#fdeba2 — ΔE 0.4, is virtually unchangedTest Eggnog 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 1.2:1 and against black 17.45:1, 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.
#fdea9f · #dbc984 · #b2a264 · #8b7d45 · #655927 · #423708
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.
#fdea9f · #f6d090 · #ebb787 · #dca082 · #c98b7f · #b4787c
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.
#fdea9f · #96b298 · #9a8b4f · #437c4c · #5e5117 · #233e27
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.
#fdea9f · #cbc6b1 · #ada47e · #8a8261 · #4e5793 · #2d2814
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#fdea9f · #caccd5 · #928f82 · #54565c · #262316 · #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.
#eff1fd · #c5c8d6 · #989bab · #1f2233 · #020310 · #fdea9f
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#fdea9f · #bfdcbf · #3180f3 · #5b714d · #31365d · #051318
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#fdea9f · #c7cbe0 · #6794bb · #634780 · #002541 · #020007
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#fdea9f · #b8d2d8 · #539bad · #76406b · #3a1032 · #000305
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#fdea9f · #b8d3cf · #539e95 · #48508b · #410c1d · #01000b
#FDECAB · #FCEEB6 · #FCF0C1 · #FBF2CC · #FBF4D7
#CFBE7B · #A39458 · #7A6C37 · #524717 · #2D2400
#F9EAB0 · #F5EAC1 · #F0EAD0
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.