#F3E4B3Meringue (#F3E4B3) is a very light, muted yellow with an OKLCH hue of 93°, lightness 0.92 and chroma 0.066. 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 | #F3E4B3 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(243, 228, 179) |
| HSL | hsl(46, 73%, 83%) |
| HSV | hsv(46, 26%, 95%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 6%, 26%, 5%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(90.7 -2.3 25.8) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.919 0.066 93) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Meringue shifts subtly: leans toward orange; in north-facing or shaded light it is virtually unchanged. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 1.9), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#fbdea6 — ΔE 1.9, shifts subtly: leans toward orange#fbe5af — ΔE 1.2, shifts subtly: leans toward orange#f3e4b3 — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#f3e5b6 — ΔE 0.4, is virtually unchangedTest Meringue 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 1.27:1 and against black 16.56:1, 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.
#f3e4b3 · #d7c99b · #aea279 · #877c58 · #625939 · #40371c
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.
#f3e4b3 · #eccb9c · #deb491 · #ce9e89 · #bb8a82 · #a6787c
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.
#f3e4b3 · #b5cbb5 · #b2a476 · #69926a · #74683f · #3f533f
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.
#f3e4b3 · #c5c1b1 · #a79e81 · #847d64 · #4d5886 · #282415
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#f3e4b3 · #c4c7ce · #8e8b81 · #525358 · #252218 · #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.
#f3e4b3 · #a8a189 · #52492b · #362c0b · #110b00 · #e3c14d
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#f3e4b3 · #b9d4b6 · #4f8cd5 · #845949 · #2a345b · #051217
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#f3e4b3 · #c2c6d6 · #6b90ad · #5c4976 · #00253e · #020006
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#f3e4b3 · #b7cbd0 · #5f95a1 · #6c4365 · #34152f · #000305
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#f3e4b3 · #b8ccc8 · #60978f · #46507d · #3a131f · #010109
#F4E7BC · #F5EAC5 · #F6EDCE · #F7F0D6 · #F8F2DF
#C7B98E · #9D916A · #746A48 · #4E4528 · #2B240B
#F0E4BE · #EDE4C9 · #E9E4D3
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.