#F9EED6Flashlight (#F9EED6) is a near-white, muted yellow with an OKLCH hue of 86°, lightness 0.95 and chroma 0.034. It sits on the warm side of the color wheel. In practice it behaves as a background color — quiet over large surfaces.
| HEX | #F9EED6 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(249, 238, 214) |
| HSL | hsl(41, 74%, 91%) |
| HSV | hsv(41, 14%, 98%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 4%, 14%, 2%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(94.4 -0.2 12.9) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.951 0.034 86) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Flashlight shifts subtly: drifts toward orange, gains intensity; 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.
#ffe8c7 — ΔE 2.0, shifts subtly: drifts toward orange, gains intensity#ffefd1 — ΔE 1.1, shifts subtly: leans toward orange#f9eed6 — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#f9efd9 — ΔE 0.4, is virtually unchangedTest Flashlight 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 1.15:1 and against black 18.23:1, 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.
#f9eed6 · #d2c8b3 · #aaa18e · #847c6b · #5f584a · #3d372b
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.
#f9eed6 · #fad4a8 · #ecbd9e · #daa797 · #c69390 · #b0818a
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.
#f9eed6 · #a3b49e · #a18d62 · #5c7d51 · #64532d · #30402b
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.
#f9eed6 · #d1cabb · #b4a78b · #91856d · #445682 · #312b1d
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#f9eed6 · #ced1d9 · #979288 · #56585d · #28241a · #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.
#f9eed6 · #cfcac0 · #a59f94 · #312a1c · #0f0900 · #ebbd4d
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#f9eed6 · #cbd1e1 · #8192b8 · #455782 · #162243 · #0a0400
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#f9eed6 · #cbd1e1 · #6f99b3 · #5c4f7d · #00283c · #010006
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#f9eed6 · #c1d6d9 · #659da5 · #6e496f · #341834 · #000304
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#f9eed6 · #c3d7d1 · #6a9f91 · #455782 · #3b1525 · #000008
#F9EFDA · #F9F0DE · #F8F1E2 · #F8F3E6 · #F8F4EA
#CBC1AC · #9F9784 · #766E5E · #4E483A · #2A251A
#F7EEDB · #F5EEE1 · #F2EFE6
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.