#F6E3B4Flan (#F6E3B4) is a very light, muted yellow with an OKLCH hue of 89°, lightness 0.92 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 | #F6E3B4 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(246, 227, 180) |
| HSL | hsl(43, 79%, 84%) |
| HSV | hsv(43, 27%, 96%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 8%, 27%, 4%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(90.7 -0.5 25.4) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.920 0.064 89) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Flan 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.
#fedda7 — ΔE 1.9, shifts subtly: drifts toward orange#fee4b0 — ΔE 1.3, shifts subtly: leans toward orange#f6e3b4 — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#f6e4b7 — ΔE 0.4, is virtually unchangedTest Flan 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 1.27:1 and against black 16.57:1, 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.
#f6e3b4 · #dac89c · #b1a17a · #897b59 · #64583a · #41371d
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.
#f6e3b4 · #eeca9d · #e0b393 · #cf9e8c · #bc8a85 · #a6787f
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.
#f6e3b4 · #b7cab4 · #b5a376 · #6d9267 · #77673f · #41533d
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.
#f6e3b4 · #c7c0b1 · #a99d82 · #867c64 · #475683 · #292315
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#f6e3b4 · #c4c7ce · #8f8b81 · #525459 · #262218 · #010102
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.
#f6e3b4 · #aaa18a · #554a2e · #392d0e · #150d00 · #e8bf4d
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#f6e3b4 · #bdd7b8 · #7ca773 · #753fd9 · #25355c · #19051a
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#f6e3b4 · #c1c7d6 · #6991ac · #594a78 · #00253b · #020006
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#f6e3b4 · #b7cccf · #5e969f · #6b4468 · #321531 · #000304
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#f6e3b4 · #b9ccc7 · #62988c · #42527e · #391322 · #000008
#F7E6BD · #F7E9C6 · #F8ECCE · #F9EFD7 · #F9F2DF
#CAB98F · #9F906B · #766949 · #504529 · #2C230B
#F2E3BF · #EEE4C9 · #EBE4D3
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.