#F7B572Jambalaya (#F7B572) is a very light, soft orange with an OKLCH hue of 66°, lightness 0.82 and chroma 0.114. 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 | #F7B572 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(247, 181, 114) |
| HSL | hsl(30, 89%, 71%) |
| HSV | hsv(30, 54%, 97%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 27%, 54%, 3%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(78.5 16.6 43.3) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.821 0.114 66) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Jambalaya shifts subtly: leans toward red; in north-facing or shaded light it is virtually unchanged. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 1.5), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#fcaf68 — ΔE 1.5, shifts subtly: leans toward red#fdb56e — ΔE 1.0, is virtually unchanged#f7b572 — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#f7b674 — ΔE 0.3, is virtually unchangedTest Jambalaya 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 1.78:1 and against black 11.81:1, 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.
#ffefdf · #f7b572 · #d09456 · #a57037 · #7b4d18 · #522e00
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.
#efe09c · #f3cb83 · #f7b572 · #e89d74 · #d48877 · #bc7678
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.
#f7b572 · #a2aa82 · #ae7a43 · #647112 · #6e4106 · #31370d
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.
#f9e4d1 · #f7b572 · #5aa2dd · #795939 · #573c20 · #342210
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#f7b572 · #a0a9b2 · #7f7368 · #41474d · #251a0e · #000103
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.
#eaf3fc · #c1ccd6 · #95a1ad · #1c2c39 · #000a17 · #f7b572
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#dbe2bd · #f7b572 · #b7b38c · #22828d · #313f5c · #04110d
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#f7b572 · #97abbd · #208297 · #373e82 · #002129 · #01000e
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#f7b572 · #91afab · #1f867d · #553376 · #28093f · #000201
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#f7b572 · #98af9f · #44855e · #004a79 · #35022d · #000614
#FABF85 · #FCC998 · #FFD3AA · #FFDEBF · #FFE8D3
#CD9256 · #A5713A · #7E511F · #593301 · #331A00
#EDB986 · #E2BC98 · #D8C0A9
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.