#F6EED5Moonlight (#F6EED5) is a near-white, muted yellow with an OKLCH hue of 92°, lightness 0.95 and chroma 0.034. It sits on the warm side of the color wheel. In practice it behaves as a background color — quiet over large surfaces.
| HEX | #F6EED5 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(246, 238, 213) |
| HSL | hsl(45, 65%, 90%) |
| HSV | hsv(45, 13%, 96%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 3%, 13%, 4%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(94.1 -1.4 13.1) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.949 0.034 92) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Moonlight shifts subtly: drifts toward orange, 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.
#ffe8c7 — ΔE 2.1, shifts subtly: drifts toward orange, gains intensity#feefd0 — ΔE 1.3, shifts subtly: leans toward orange#f6eed5 — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#f6efd8 — ΔE 0.4, is virtually unchangedTest Moonlight 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 18.11:1, 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.
#f6eed5 · #d0c9b2 · #a8a28e · #827d6b · #5e594a · #3c382b
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.
#f6eed5 · #f6d5a6 · #e9bd9a · #d8a792 · #c5938c · #af8085
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.
#f6eed5 · #a0b49f · #9d8e62 · #567d55 · #61542c · #2d402d
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.
#f6eed5 · #cfcaba · #b0a78a · #8e866c · #4c5885 · #302b1c
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#f6eed5 · #ced0d8 · #959288 · #56585d · #27241a · #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.
#f6eed5 · #cecbc0 · #a4a094 · #302b1c · #0e0900 · #e4c14d
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#f6eed5 · #cbd0e0 · #8590b7 · #495582 · #1a2142 · #0a0500
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#f6eed5 · #cbd0e0 · #7297b4 · #604d7b · #002740 · #020006
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#f6eed5 · #c1d5d9 · #659ca8 · #71486a · #351731 · #000204
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#f6eed5 · #c1d6d2 · #679e95 · #495582 · #3c1521 · #010109
#F6EFD9 · #F6F0DD · #F7F2E2 · #F7F3E6 · #F7F4EA
#C9C2AB · #9D9783 · #746E5D · #4D483A · #29251A
#F4EEDA · #F3EEE0 · #F1EEE5
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.