#FAEDE6Frothy Milk (#FAEDE6) is a near-white neutral with an OKLCH hue of 50°, lightness 0.95 and chroma 0.017. In practice it behaves as a background color — quiet over large surfaces.
| HEX | #FAEDE6 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(250, 237, 230) |
| HSL | hsl(21, 67%, 94%) |
| HSV | hsv(21, 8%, 98%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 5%, 8%, 2%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(94.6 3.2 5) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.954 0.017 50) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Frothy Milk shifts subtly: takes on a orange 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.
#ffe7d7 — ΔE 2.1, shifts subtly: takes on a orange cast, gains intensity#ffeee1 — ΔE 1.0, shifts subtly: takes on a orange cast#faede6 — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#faeee9 — ΔE 0.4, is virtually unchangedTest Frothy Milk 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 18.32:1, 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.
#faede6 · #d2c7c0 · #aaa09a · #847b76 · #5f5753 · #3d3633
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.
#faede6 · #ffd0c4 · #f2b7b8 · #daa5b2 · #c094ab · #a684a1
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.
#faede6 · #b3b196 · #b1866d · #7b753e · #724d37 · #403d23
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.
#faede6 · #7fbbd8 · #93847c · #7b6152 · #5a4337 · #372921
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#faede6 · #ccd4d8 · #9b918b · #545a5c · #2c221c · #000102
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.
#faede6 · #cec8c5 · #a29b98 · #2a221e · #080302 · #f18540
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#faede6 · #c4d6df · #6d9ab1 · #23607b · #002939 · #0f0200
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#faede6 · #c4d6df · #669fa2 · #405983 · #002b2d · #000007
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#faede6 · #c5d7d0 · #6da08e · #585180 · #251e41 · #000402
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#faede6 · #cbd6c9 · #809d7a · #23607b · #321937 · #00050c
#FAEEE8 · #F9EFEA · #F9F1EC · #F9F2EE · #F8F3F0
#CCC0BA · #A09690 · #766D69 · #4F4743 · #2A2421
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.