#FFDEADNavajo White (#FFDEAD) is a very light, soft orange with an OKLCH hue of 77°, lightness 0.92 and chroma 0.073. 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 | #FFDEAD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(255, 222, 173) |
| HSL | hsl(36, 100%, 84%) |
| HSV | hsv(36, 32%, 100%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 13%, 32%, 0%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(90.1 4.5 28.3) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.916 0.073 77) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Navajo White shifts only faintly, with no single dominant change; in north-facing or shaded light it is virtually unchanged. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 1.8), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#ffd8a0 — ΔE 1.8, shifts only faintly, with no single dominant change#ffdfa9 — ΔE 0.6, shifts subtly: drifts toward yellow#ffdead — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#ffdfb0 — ΔE 0.4, is virtually unchangedAgainst white it measures 1.29:1 and against black 16.3:1, 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.
#ffdead · #e3c496 · #b99d74 · #917854 · #6a5535 · #463519
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.
#ffdead · #f3c6a0 · #e3af98 · #d09b92 · #ba888c · #a37785
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.
#ffdead · #bbc8af · #ba9f76 · #778e5e · #7b643f · #455139
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.
#ffdead · #c8beb0 · #6583ae · #6a5a42 · #4a3c28 · #2a2215
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#ffdead · #c2c6cd · #908a81 · #515458 · #272118 · #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.
#edf2fa · #c3c9d2 · #959ca7 · #1b232f · #01030c · #ffdead
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#ffdead · #b8d4b7 · #c48971 · #7534f1 · #273359 · #1c0621
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#ffdead · #bdc7d5 · #6392a7 · #514c7b · #002635 · #010007
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#ffdead · #b6cbcb · #5d9697 · #64466f · #2e1736 · #000202
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#ffdead · #b9cbc3 · #669783 · #38547d · #371328 · #000007
#FFE2B7 · #FEE5C0 · #FEE9CA · #FEEDD3 · #FDF0DD
#D2B488 · #A68C65 · #7C6644 · #554225 · #302107
#F9DFB9 · #F3E1C5 · #EDE2D0
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.