#F5E9D5Mimosa (#F5E9D5) is a near-white neutral with an OKLCH hue of 81°, lightness 0.94 and chroma 0.03. In practice it behaves as a background color — quiet over large surfaces.
| HEX | #F5E9D5 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(245, 233, 213) |
| HSL | hsl(37, 62%, 90%) |
| HSV | hsv(37, 13%, 96%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 5%, 13%, 4%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(92.8 0.8 11.2) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.938 0.030 81) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Mimosa 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 ≈ 2.1), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#fee3c7 — ΔE 2.1, shifts subtly: takes on a orange cast, gains intensity#fdead0 — ΔE 1.3, shifts subtly: takes on a orange cast#f5e9d5 — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#f5ead8 — ΔE 0.4, is virtually unchangedTest Mimosa 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 1.2:1 and against black 17.5:1, 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.
#f5e9d5 · #d3c8b5 · #aba190 · #847b6d · #5f584c · #3d372d
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.
#f5e9d5 · #f9cea6 · #e9b79d · #d7a296 · #c18f90 · #aa7d8a
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.
#f5e9d5 · #a1b098 · #a0885f · #5d784a · #634e29 · #2f3c26
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.
#f5e9d5 · #cec6b7 · #b2a287 · #5e78a4 · #4f432d · #2f2719
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#f5e9d5 · #c9cdd4 · #948f85 · #54575b · #282219 · #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.
#f5e9d5 · #cec9c1 · #a39d93 · #2d261a · #0b0500 · #f2ba4d
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#f5e9d5 · #c5cedc · #7b90b5 · #3e5680 · #102242 · #110700
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#f5e9d5 · #c5cedc · #6997ae · #564f7d · #002738 · #010007
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#f5e9d5 · #bdd2d3 · #629b9e · #694870 · #311836 · #000203
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#f5e9d5 · #bfd2cb · #6a9c8a · #3e5680 · #391427 · #000007
#F6EBD9 · #F6EDDE · #F7EFE2 · #F7F1E6 · #F7F3EB
#C8BDAC · #9D9484 · #746C5E · #4D473B · #2A241B
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.