#FFF3D5Hazelwood (#FFF3D5) is a near-white, muted yellow with an OKLCH hue of 89°, lightness 0.97 and chroma 0.041. It sits on the warm side of the color wheel. In practice it behaves as a background color — quiet over large surfaces.
| HEX | #FFF3D5 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(255, 243, 213) |
| HSL | hsl(43, 100%, 92%) |
| HSV | hsv(43, 16%, 100%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 5%, 16%, 0%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(96.1 -0.8 15.9) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.966 0.041 89) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Hazelwood shifts subtly: leans toward orange, reads darker; 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.
#ffedc6 — ΔE 2.0, shifts subtly: leans toward orange, reads darker#fff4d0 — ΔE 0.8, shifts subtly: leans toward yellow-green#fff3d5 — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#fff4d8 — ΔE 0.4, is virtually unchangedTest Hazelwood 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 1.1:1 and against black 19.03:1, 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.
#fff3d5 · #d3c8ae · #aba18a · #847c67 · #605946 · #3e3728
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.
#fff3d5 · #fed9ac · #f0c2a1 · #dfac9a · #cb9893 · #b4858c
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.
#fff3d5 · #a6b9a3 · #a49266 · #5e8157 · #675831 · #334430
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.
#fff3d5 · #d5cfbf · #b7ac8f · #948a71 · #475783 · #352f20
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#fff3d5 · #d3d6dd · #99958c · #585a5f · #28251b · #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.
#fff3d5 · #d0cbbf · #a7a193 · #352e1c · #140d00 · #e8bf4d
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#fff3d5 · #d1e7c6 · #cb9277 · #207ace · #2a3a65 · #041013
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#fff3d5 · #d0d6e6 · #739cb7 · #60517f · #00283f · #020006
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#fff3d5 · #c6dbde · #69a0aa · #714b6f · #351834 · #000304
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#fff3d5 · #c7dbd6 · #6ca296 · #495885 · #3d1624 · #000008
#FEF3D9 · #FDF4DD · #FCF4E1 · #FAF4E5 · #F9F5E9
#D0C5AB · #A39A82 · #78705C · #504938 · #2B2618
#FDF3DC · #FAF3E2 · #F8F3E9
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.