#F6EED1Mayonnaise (#F6EED1) is a near-white, muted yellow with an OKLCH hue of 94°, lightness 0.95 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 | #F6EED1 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(246, 238, 209) |
| HSL | hsl(47, 67%, 89%) |
| HSV | hsv(47, 15%, 96%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 3%, 15%, 4%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(94 -2 15) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.948 0.039 94) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Mayonnaise shifts subtly: drifts toward orange, gains intensity; in north-facing or shaded light it is virtually unchanged. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 2.1), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#ffe8c3 — ΔE 2.1, shifts subtly: drifts toward orange, gains intensity#feefcc — ΔE 1.3, shifts subtly: leans toward orange#f6eed1 — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#f6efd4 — ΔE 0.4, is virtually unchangedTest Mayonnaise 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 1.16:1 and against black 18.07:1, 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.
#f6eed1 · #d1c9af · #a9a28b · #827d68 · #5e5947 · #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.
#f6eed1 · #f4d5a5 · #e8bd99 · #d7a791 · #c5938a · #af8083
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.
#f6eed1 · #9fb4a0 · #9b8e61 · #537d57 · #5f542c · #2c402d
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.
#f6eed1 · #cecaba · #afa78a · #8d866c · #4f5987 · #2f2b1c
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#f6eed1 · #ced0d7 · #949288 · #56575c · #27241a · #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.
#f6eed1 · #cfcbbf · #a5a193 · #322d1b · #110b00 · #e1c24d
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#f6eed1 · #c4dfc1 · #5284c3 · #5a714d · #2e375d · #061014
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#f6eed1 · #cbd0e0 · #7396b4 · #614d7a · #002640 · #020006
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#f6eed1 · #c1d4d9 · #669ca8 · #714769 · #361630 · #000407
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#f6eed1 · #c1d5d2 · #669e96 · #4b5482 · #3c1420 · #010109
#F6EFD6 · #F6F0DA · #F7F2DF · #F7F3E4 · #F7F4E8
#C9C2A8 · #9D9780 · #746E5B · #4D4838 · #292518
#F4EED7 · #F2EEDD · #F1EEE3
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.