#FAD9DALucky You (#FAD9DA) is a very light, muted red with an OKLCH hue of 16°, lightness 0.91 and chroma 0.037. It sits on the warm side of the color wheel. In practice it behaves as a background color — quiet over large surfaces.
| HEX | #FAD9DA |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(250, 217, 218) |
| HSL | hsl(358, 77%, 92%) |
| HSV | hsv(358, 13%, 98%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 13%, 13%, 2%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(89.4 11.6 3.7) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.913 0.037 16) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Lucky You shifts subtly: leans toward orange; in north-facing or shaded light it shifts subtly: drifts toward pink. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 2), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#ffd3cc — ΔE 2.0, shifts subtly: leans toward orange#ffdad5 — ΔE 1.1, shifts subtly: leans toward orange#fad9da — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#fadadd — ΔE 0.4, shifts subtly: drifts toward pinkTest Lucky You 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 1.31:1 and against black 16:1, 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.
#fad9da · #dfc1c1 · #b69a9b · #8e7677 · #685354 · #443334
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.
#fad9da · #f7bccd · #dcaac7 · #c09bbe · #a38cb2 · #877da4
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.
#fad9da · #d3bea9 · #c79395 · #a27c52 · #86595b · #5a4733
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.
#fad9da · #83cece · #aa9797 · #927273 · #6f5354 · #4b3839
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#fad9da · #bec7c7 · #938687 · #4e5454 · #2a1e1f · #000101
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.
#fad9da · #a99999 · #4f3d3d · #321f20 · #0e0203 · #e54d63
The same quiet ground carrying one bright gold voice — the high-energy pairing a cool or muted anchor cannot reach through its own temperature.
#fad9da · #a99999 · #4f3d3d · #321f20 · #0e0203 · #dbc54e
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#fad9da · #b8d4b6 · #ae879f · #207999 · #2b3757 · #1d0517
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#fad9da · #b5caca · #669681 · #175b72 · #002a1c · #00050b
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#fad9da · #bfc9ba · #7a926e · #36547c · #0a2240 · #000200
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#fad9da · #c7c6b6 · #8e8c62 · #015f60 · #201c3f · #000202
#FADDDE · #FBE1E2 · #FBE6E6 · #FCEAEA · #FCEEEF
#CDB0B1 · #A28889 · #796364 · #524041 · #2E2020
#F5DBDC · #F0DDDD · #EBDFDF
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.