#FFF6D9Hot Beach (#FFF6D9) is a near-white, muted yellow with an OKLCH hue of 93°, lightness 0.97 and chroma 0.039. It sits on the warm side of the color wheel. In practice it behaves as a background color — quiet over large surfaces.
| HEX | #FFF6D9 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(255, 246, 217) |
| HSL | hsl(46, 100%, 93%) |
| HSV | hsv(46, 15%, 100%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 4%, 15%, 0%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(96.9 -1.7 15) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.973 0.039 93) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Hot Beach 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.
#fff0ca — ΔE 2.0, shifts subtly: leans toward orange, reads darker#fff7d4 — ΔE 0.8, shifts subtly: leans toward green#fff6d9 — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#fff7dc — ΔE 0.4, is virtually unchangedTest Hot Beach 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 1.08:1 and against black 19.44:1, 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.
#fff6d9 · #d1c9af · #a9a28b · #837d68 · #5e5948 · #3c3829
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.
#fff6d9 · #feddad · #f0c5a2 · #e0af99 · #cd9a93 · #b7888c
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.
#fff6d9 · #a7bca7 · #a49569 · #5c845c · #675b33 · #334633
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.
#fff6d9 · #d7d2c2 · #b8af92 · #958d73 · #4d5885 · #363122
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#fff6d9 · #d6d8df · #9a978d · #595b60 · #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.
#fff6d9 · #cfcbbf · #a5a193 · #322d1b · #110b00 · #e3c14d
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#fff6d9 · #d4e8c7 · #95b180 · #1f76b1 · #293a63 · #041114
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#fff6d9 · #d3d8e8 · #779cba · #63517e · #002842 · #020006
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#fff6d9 · #c8dde1 · #6ba2ad · #744b6d · #371833 · #000204
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#fff6d9 · #c9ddd9 · #6da49b · #4d5885 · #3e1622 · #010109
#FEF6DC · #FCF6E0 · #FBF6E3 · #FAF5E6 · #F9F5EA
#D0C8AE · #A39C85 · #78725E · #504A3A · #2B2619
#FDF6DF · #FBF6E5 · #F9F6EC
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.