#FAEFDFLong Beach (#FAEFDF) is a near-white neutral with an OKLCH hue of 77°, lightness 0.96 and chroma 0.024. In practice it behaves as a background color — quiet over large surfaces.
| HEX | #FAEFDF |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(250, 239, 223) |
| HSL | hsl(36, 73%, 93%) |
| HSV | hsv(36, 11%, 98%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 4%, 11%, 2%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(94.9 1.1 9.1) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.956 0.024 77) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Long Beach shifts subtly: takes on a orange cast, gains intensity; 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.
#ffe9d0 — ΔE 2.0, shifts subtly: takes on a orange cast, gains intensity#fff0da — ΔE 1.0, shifts subtly: takes on a orange cast#faefdf — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#faf0e2 — ΔE 0.4, is virtually unchangedTest Long 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 1.14:1 and against black 18.48:1, 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.
#faefdf · #d2c8b9 · #aaa194 · #837b70 · #5f584e · #3d372f
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.
#faefdf · #ffd3af · #f0bca5 · #dda79e · #c79498 · #af8391
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.
#faefdf · #a8b59c · #a78d65 · #657c4c · #6a532f · #354129
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.
#faefdf · #d5cbbd · #b9a78d · #6583ae · #554732 · #342b1e
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#faefdf · #cfd3da · #99938a · #56595e · #29231b · #000102
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.
#faefdf · #cec9c2 · #a39d95 · #2c261d · #0b0601 · #f5b64d
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#faefdf · #cad4e2 · #7d95b9 · #3d5a83 · #0f2443 · #100600
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#faefdf · #cad4e2 · #6c9cb1 · #565281 · #002938 · #010007
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#faefdf · #c3d8d8 · #669fa1 · #6a4b74 · #311938 · #000202
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#faefdf · #c6d8d0 · #6fa08c · #3d5a83 · #3a162a · #000007
#FAF0E2 · #F9F1E5 · #F9F2E8 · #F8F3EA · #F8F4ED
#CCC2B4 · #A0978B · #766E64 · #4E483F · #2A251E
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.