#F5CE9FGranola (#F5CE9F) is a very light, soft orange with an OKLCH hue of 72°, lightness 0.87 and chroma 0.075. It sits on the warm side of the color wheel. In practice it behaves as a mid-weight working color for secondary surfaces and editorial blocks.
| HEX | #F5CE9F |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(245, 206, 159) |
| HSL | hsl(33, 81%, 79%) |
| HSV | hsv(33, 35%, 96%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 16%, 35%, 4%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(85 7.3 28.5) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.874 0.075 72) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Granola shifts subtly: leans toward red; in north-facing or shaded light it is virtually unchanged. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 1.8), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#fbc893 — ΔE 1.8, shifts subtly: leans toward red#fcce9b — ΔE 1.1, shifts subtly: leans toward red#f5ce9f — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#f5cfa2 — ΔE 0.4, is virtually unchangedTest Granola 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 1.48:1 and against black 14.21:1, 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.
#ffefdc · #f5ce9f · #bd9c73 · #947752 · #6d5434 · #493317
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.
#f5ce9f · #e7b795 · #d6a18f · #c28d89 · #ac7b83 · #946a7c
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.
#f5ce9f · #b0baa0 · #af906b · #6f804d · #715635 · #3c452c
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.
#f5ce9f · #bcb0a3 · #6d92bc · #5f4d37 · #40311e · #21170b
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#f5ce9f · #b4b9bf · #878077 · #4a4e52 · #251e16 · #010204
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.
#ecf3fa · #c3cad3 · #969ea8 · #1c2632 · #01050f · #f5ce9f
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#eef6d0 · #f5ce9f · #afc38b · #6930e9 · #2a3f6c · #190620
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#f5ce9f · #aebac7 · #578a9b · #474876 · #00242f · #010007
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#f5ce9f · #a9bdbc · #548d8a · #5b416b · #291535 · #000202
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#f5ce9f · #acbdb4 · #608d76 · #2d5075 · #331128 · #00020b
#F7D4AB · #F8DAB7 · #FAE1C3 · #FBE7CF · #FDEDDA
#CAA77D · #A0825D · #795E3E · #533D21 · #301E05
#EED0AB · #E8D1B7 · #E1D3C2
Its moderate chroma lets it work in mid-size areas — upholstery, secondary UI surfaces, editorial blocks — without overwhelming neighbors. In palettes it pairs most predictably with its tonal ramp and analogous neighbors; reserve the complementary hue for small, deliberate contrast.