#F5F3CEMoon Glow (#F5F3CE) is a near-white, muted yellow with an OKLCH hue of 105°, lightness 0.96 and chroma 0.048. It sits on the warm side of the color wheel. In practice it behaves as a background color — quiet over large surfaces.
| HEX | #F5F3CE |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(245, 243, 206) |
| HSL | hsl(57, 66%, 88%) |
| HSV | hsv(57, 16%, 96%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 1%, 16%, 4%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(95.1 -5.3 18.1) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.956 0.048 105) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Moon Glow shifts subtly: leans toward orange; in north-facing or shaded light it is virtually unchanged. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 2), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#feedc0 — ΔE 2.0, shifts subtly: leans toward orange#fdf4c9 — ΔE 1.3, shifts subtly: leans toward orange#f5f3ce — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#f5f4d1 — ΔE 0.4, is virtually unchangedTest Moon Glow 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 1.13:1 and against black 18.59:1, 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.
#f5f3ce · #cdcbaa · #a6a486 · #807e64 · #5c5a44 · #3a3926
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.
#f5f3ce · #f0dba7 · #e5c398 · #d7ac8e · #c69786 · #b2847f
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.
#f5f3ce · #9db7a6 · #979466 · #4c8161 · #5c5930 · #2a4333
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.
#f5f3ce · #cecebd · #adac8e · #8b8a70 · #5f5d8d · #2f2e1e
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#f5f3ce · #d2d2da · #95948a · #58585d · #26251b · #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.
#f5f3ce · #cccbbb · #a1a08e · #2b2912 · #0a0800 · #d2c94e
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#f5f3ce · #d1d1e2 · #8f8fb8 · #545381 · #221f42 · #040300
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#f5f3ce · #d1d1e2 · #7b96b8 · #694c76 · #0c2542 · #020005
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#f5f3ce · #c4d7de · #6b9caf · #774763 · #39162c · #00050b
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#f5f3ce · #c3d8d7 · #66a09f · #545381 · #3e151a · #010007
#F5F3D3 · #F5F4D8 · #F6F4DD · #F6F5E2 · #F6F5E7
#C8C6A5 · #9C9A7D · #737158 · #4C4A35 · #282715
#F4F3D6 · #F3F2DD · #F2F1E4
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.