#F8EACAGin Fizz (#F8EACA) is a near-white, muted yellow with an OKLCH hue of 87°, lightness 0.94 and chroma 0.045. It sits on the warm side of the color wheel. In practice it behaves as a background color — quiet over large surfaces.
| HEX | #F8EACA |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(248, 234, 202) |
| HSL | hsl(42, 77%, 88%) |
| HSV | hsv(42, 19%, 97%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 6%, 19%, 3%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(93 -0.3 17.3) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.940 0.045 87) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Gin Fizz 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.
#ffe4bc — ΔE 2.0, shifts subtly: drifts toward orange, gains intensity#ffebc5 — ΔE 1.2, shifts subtly: leans toward orange#f8eaca — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#f8ebcd — ΔE 0.4, is virtually unchangedTest Gin Fizz 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 1.19:1 and against black 17.61:1, 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.
#f8eaca · #d5c8ab · #ada187 · #867c65 · #615844 · #3e3726
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.
#f8eaca · #f6d0a4 · #e8b99a · #d6a493 · #c2908c · #ac7e86
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.
#f8eaca · #9fb19a · #9d8a5f · #58794f · #615029 · #2d3d28
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.
#f8eaca · #cdc7b7 · #b0a388 · #8d826a · #455682 · #2e281a
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#f8eaca · #cbced5 · #949086 · #54575b · #27231a · #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.
#f8eaca · #a7a090 · #504735 · #332b17 · #120900 · #eabe4d
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#f8eaca · #c1dfc3 · #418ed8 · #8b5d4d · #2d3760 · #051216
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#f8eaca · #c7cedd · #6d96b0 · #5b4d7b · #00273c · #020006
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#f8eaca · #bed2d5 · #639ba3 · #6d476c · #331733 · #000304
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#f8eaca · #bfd3cd · #679c8f · #445581 · #3b1424 · #000008
#F8ECD0 · #F8EED5 · #F8EFDB · #F8F1E1 · #F9F3E6
#CBBEA2 · #9F947B · #766C57 · #4F4734 · #2B2415
#F5EAD1 · #F2EBD8 · #F0EBDF
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.