#FFFACDLemon Chiffon (#FFFACD) is a near-white, muted yellow with an OKLCH hue of 102°, lightness 0.98 and chroma 0.058. It sits on the warm side of the color wheel. In practice it behaves as a background color — quiet over large surfaces.
| HEX | #FFFACD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(255, 250, 205) |
| HSL | hsl(54, 100%, 90%) |
| HSV | hsv(54, 20%, 100%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 2%, 20%, 0%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(97.6 -5.4 22.2) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.978 0.058 102) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Lemon Chiffon 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.
#fff3bf — ΔE 2.0, shifts subtly: leans toward orange, reads darker#fffbc8 — ΔE 0.8, shifts subtly: leans toward green#fffacd — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#fffbd0 — ΔE 0.4, is virtually unchangedTest Lemon Chiffon 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 1.06:1 and against black 19.81:1, 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.
#fffacd · #d0cba3 · #a8a480 · #827e5f · #5d5a3f · #3c3922
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.
#fffacd · #f9e1ad · #eec9a0 · #dfb296 · #cd9d8e · #b98a87
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.
#fffacd · #a5beac · #9f9a6b · #558765 · #645e35 · #304838
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.
#fffacd · #d6d4c4 · #b5b294 · #939076 · #5b5c8c · #353323
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#fffacd · #d9d9e1 · #9a998f · #5b5b61 · #27261c · #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.
#fffacd · #ceccb9 · #a3a18b · #2e2b0e · #0c0900 · #d6c74e
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#fffacd · #cdebcd · #89b37c · #ba2ce5 · #2a3b66 · #1c0511
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#fffacd · #d7d9e9 · #7e9bbd · #6a4f7a · #0b2744 · #020005
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#fffacd · #cbdee5 · #6fa1b3 · #794a68 · #3a182e · #00050a
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#fffacd · #cadfde · #6ca5a2 · #555685 · #3f161d · #010007
#FEF9D2 · #FCF9D7 · #FBF8DC · #FAF7E0 · #F8F7E5
#D0CBA3 · #A39F7B · #787455 · #4F4C32 · #2A2711
#FDFAD6 · #FCF9E0 · #FAF9E9
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.