#FAEFBEMoon Dance (#FAEFBE) is a near-white, muted yellow with an OKLCH hue of 97°, lightness 0.95 and chroma 0.064. 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 | #FAEFBE |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(250, 239, 190) |
| HSL | hsl(49, 86%, 86%) |
| HSV | hsv(49, 24%, 98%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 4%, 24%, 2%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(94.2 -3.8 25.1) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.949 0.064 97) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Moon Dance 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.
#ffe9b0 — ΔE 1.9, shifts subtly: leans toward orange#fff0b9 — ΔE 1.0, shifts subtly: leans toward orange#faefbe — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#faf0c1 — ΔE 0.4, is virtually unchangedTest Moon Dance 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 18.15:1, 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.
#faefbe · #d4ca9d · #aca37b · #857d5a · #60593b · #3e381e
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.
#faefbe · #f3d6a5 · #e7be99 · #d7a890 · #c59489 · #b08182
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.
#faefbe · #9eb5a1 · #9a8f62 · #517e59 · #5e552c · #2b402e
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.
#faefbe · #cecaba · #aea88b · #8c866d · #535a88 · #2f2b1c
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#faefbe · #cfd0d8 · #949288 · #56575d · #26241a · #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.
#faefbe · #d0cbb7 · #a6a089 · #322b0a · #0e0900 · #dec44d
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#faefbe · #c2ddbf · #90aa7d · #2769a2 · #2b385f · #051317
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#faefbe · #ccd0e0 · #7496b5 · #634c79 · #032641 · #020005
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#faefbe · #c1d5da · #669baa · #724767 · #37162f · #000407
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#faefbe · #c1d6d3 · #669e98 · #4d5481 · #3c151f · #010008
#FAF0C5 · #F9F1CC · #F9F2D3 · #F9F3DA · #F9F4E1
#CCC297 · #A09871 · #776F4D · #4F492C · #2B260D
#F7EFC9 · #F5EFD3 · #F2EEDD
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.