#F4F3E0Full Moon (#F4F3E0) is a near-white neutral with an OKLCH hue of 104°, lightness 0.96 and chroma 0.025. In practice it behaves as a background color — quiet over large surfaces.
| HEX | #F4F3E0 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(244, 243, 224) |
| HSL | hsl(57, 48%, 92%) |
| HSV | hsv(57, 8%, 96%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 0%, 8%, 4%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(95.5 -2.9 9.3) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.960 0.025 104) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Full Moon shifts subtly: takes on a yellow cast, gains intensity; in north-facing or shaded light it is virtually unchanged. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 2.2), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#fdedd1 — ΔE 2.2, shifts subtly: takes on a yellow cast, gains intensity#fcf4db — ΔE 1.3, shifts subtly: takes on a yellow cast#f4f3e0 — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#f4f4e3 — ΔE 0.4, is virtually unchangedTest Full Moon 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 18.74:1, 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.
#f4f3e0 · #cbcab9 · #a4a394 · #7e7d70 · #5a5a4e · #39382f
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.
#f4f3e0 · #f2dca8 · #e7c49a · #d8ad8f · #c79887 · #b38580
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.
#f4f3e0 · #9fb9a7 · #989567 · #4e8262 · #5d5a31 · #2b4434
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.
#f4f3e0 · #d0cfbe · #aead8f · #8c8b71 · #5f5e8d · #302f1f
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#f4f3e0 · #d3d3db · #96958b · #59595e · #26251b · #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.
#f4f3e0 · #cacac2 · #9e9e94 · #27261b · #060500 · #d3c84e
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#f4f3e0 · #d2d2e3 · #9090b9 · #555382 · #221f42 · #040300
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#f4f3e0 · #d2d2e3 · #7b97b9 · #694c77 · #0c2543 · #020005
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#f4f3e0 · #c5d8df · #6b9db0 · #774863 · #39162c · #00050b
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#f4f3e0 · #c4d9d8 · #67a09f · #555382 · #3e151b · #010007
#F4F3E3 · #F5F4E5 · #F5F4E8 · #F5F5EB · #F5F5ED
#C7C6B5 · #9B9A8B · #727164 · #4B4A3F · #27271E
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.