#FFF1D8Escargot (#FFF1D8) is a near-white, muted yellow with an OKLCH hue of 82°, lightness 0.96 and chroma 0.036. It sits on the warm side of the color wheel. In practice it behaves as a background color — quiet over large surfaces.
| HEX | #FFF1D8 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(255, 241, 216) |
| HSL | hsl(38, 100%, 92%) |
| HSV | hsv(38, 15%, 100%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 5%, 15%, 0%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(95.6 0.7 13.8) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.963 0.036 82) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Escargot shifts subtly: reads darker; in north-facing or shaded light it is virtually unchanged. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 2), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#ffebc9 — ΔE 2.0, shifts subtly: reads darker#fff2d3 — ΔE 0.8, shifts subtly: leans toward yellow-green#fff1d8 — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#fff2db — ΔE 0.4, is virtually unchangedTest Escargot 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 1.12:1 and against black 18.83:1, 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.
#fff1d8 · #d4c8b1 · #aca18d · #857b6a · #605849 · #3e372a
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.
#fff1d8 · #ffd7af · #f1bfa4 · #dfaa9d · #c99697 · #b28490
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.
#fff1d8 · #a8b8a0 · #a79066 · #637f52 · #6a5630 · #35432c
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.
#fff1d8 · #d6cebf · #b9aa8f · #59719d · #554934 · #352d1f
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#fff1d8 · #d1d5dc · #9a948b · #575a5f · #29241b · #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.
#fff1d8 · #d1cbc0 · #a7a094 · #352d1e · #130b01 · #f0bb4d
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#fff1d8 · #cee5c4 · #89af79 · #7b29f0 · #303963 · #1a061e
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#fff1d8 · #cdd6e4 · #6f9cb4 · #5b5280 · #00293b · #010007
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#fff1d8 · #c5dadb · #67a0a5 · #6e4b73 · #331937 · #000203
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#fff1d8 · #c7dad3 · #6ea191 · #435984 · #3b1628 · #000007
#FEF2DC · #FDF2DF · #FCF3E3 · #FBF3E7 · #FAF4EA
#D0C4AE · #A39885 · #796F5E · #51493A · #2C2519
#FCF1DE · #FAF2E3 · #F7F2E9
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.