#F5F5DAMoon Sugar (#F5F5DA) is a near-white, muted yellow with an OKLCH hue of 107°, lightness 0.96 and chroma 0.035. It sits on the warm side of the color wheel. In practice it behaves as a background color — quiet over large surfaces.
| HEX | #F5F5DA |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(245, 245, 218) |
| HSL | hsl(60, 57%, 91%) |
| HSV | hsv(60, 11%, 96%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 0%, 11%, 4%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(95.9 -4.5 13) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.963 0.035 107) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Moon Sugar shifts subtly: leans toward orange; in north-facing or shaded light it shifts subtly: leans toward green. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 2.2), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#ffefcb — ΔE 2.2, shifts subtly: leans toward orange#fdf6d5 — ΔE 1.3, shifts subtly: leans toward orange#f5f5da — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#f5f6dd — ΔE 0.4, shifts subtly: leans toward greenTest Moon Sugar 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 1.11:1 and against black 18.96:1, 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.
#f5f5da · #cbcbb3 · #a4a48e · #7e7e6b · #5a5a4a · #39392b
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.
#f5f5da · #f1dea9 · #e6c69a · #d8af8f · #c89a87 · #b48680
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.
#f5f5da · #9fbaaa · #979668 · #4c8365 · #5d5b32 · #2a4536
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.
#f5f5da · #d0d0bf · #aeae90 · #8c8c72 · #635f8f · #303020
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#f5f5da · #d4d4dc · #96968c · #59595e · #26261b · #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.
#f5f5da · #cacabe · #9d9d90 · #242313 · #040400 · #cfca4e
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#f5f5da · #d4d3e4 · #9290b9 · #575382 · #231f42 · #010100
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#f5f5da · #d4d3e4 · #7e97ba · #6b4c76 · #0f2543 · #030004
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#f5f5da · #c7d9e1 · #6d9db2 · #784862 · #3a162b · #00050b
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#f5f5da · #c5dada · #68a1a2 · #575382 · #3e1619 · #010007
#F5F5DD · #F5F5E1 · #F5F5E4 · #F5F5E8 · #F5F6EB
#C7C7AF · #9C9C86 · #727260 · #4B4B3B · #27271A
#F4F5DF · #F4F4E5 · #F3F4EA
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.