#F4DBD9Fresco (#F4DBD9) is a near-white neutral with an OKLCH hue of 23°, lightness 0.91 and chroma 0.028. In practice it behaves as a background color — quiet over large surfaces.
| HEX | #F4DBD9 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(244, 219, 217) |
| HSL | hsl(4, 55%, 90%) |
| HSV | hsv(4, 11%, 96%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 10%, 11%, 4%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(89.3 8.3 4.1) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.911 0.028 23) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Fresco shifts subtly: takes on a red cast, gains intensity; in north-facing or shaded light it is virtually unchanged. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 2.1), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#fcd5cb — ΔE 2.1, shifts subtly: takes on a red cast, gains intensity#fbdcd4 — ΔE 1.2, shifts subtly: takes on a red cast#f4dbd9 — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#f4dcdc — ΔE 0.4, is virtually unchangedTest Fresco 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 1.31:1 and against black 15.98:1, 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.
#f4dbd9 · #dac3c1 · #b19c9b · #8a7876 · #645554 · #413433
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.
#f4dbd9 · #f8bbc6 · #dea9c0 · #c399b8 · #a78aae · #8b7ba1
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.
#f4dbd9 · #d0bea7 · #c7938f · #9e7d4f · #865956 · #584831
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.
#f4dbd9 · #82cdd4 · #a99795 · #92726f · #6f5351 · #4a3837
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#f4dbd9 · #bdc7c7 · #928685 · #4e5455 · #2a1e1e · #000202
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.
#f4dbd9 · #a79b9a · #4e403f · #312322 · #0e0403 · #e44e51
The same quiet ground carrying one bright gold voice — the high-energy pairing a cool or muted anchor cannot reach through its own temperature.
#f4dbd9 · #a79b9a · #4e403f · #312322 · #0e0403 · #dac54e
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#f4dbd9 · #b5c9cb · #5c949a · #005e65 · #00282b · #050000
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#f4dbd9 · #b5c9cb · #629686 · #1f5975 · #00291f · #00060f
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#f4dbd9 · #bcc9bb · #749372 · #3d527c · #112040 · #000200
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#f4dbd9 · #c4c6b6 · #898e63 · #005e65 · #231a3d · #000203
#F5DFDD · #F6E3E1 · #F7E7E6 · #F8EBEA · #F9EFEE
#C8B2B0 · #9E8A89 · #756563 · #4F4140 · #2C2120
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.