#F2DEA4North Star (#F2DEA4) is a very light, soft yellow with an OKLCH hue of 91°, lightness 0.9 and chroma 0.078. 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 | #F2DEA4 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(242, 222, 164) |
| HSL | hsl(45, 75%, 80%) |
| HSV | hsv(45, 32%, 95%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 8%, 32%, 5%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(88.8 -1.5 31) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.903 0.078 91) |
Under warm 2700K interior light North Star shifts subtly: leans toward orange; in north-facing or shaded light it is virtually unchanged. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 1.8), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#fad898 — ΔE 1.8, shifts subtly: leans toward orange#f9dfa0 — ΔE 1.1, shifts subtly: leans toward orange#f2dea4 — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#f2dfa7 — ΔE 0.4, is virtually unchangedTest North Star 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 1.33:1 and against black 15.76:1, 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.
#f2dea4 · #dbc891 · #b2a170 · #8b7c50 · #655831 · #423714
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.
#f2dea4 · #e8c595 · #dbae8b · #cb9884 · #b7847e · #a27278
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.
#f2dea4 · #b1c6af · #af9e70 · #658d63 · #716339 · #3b4f3a
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.
#f2dea4 · #c1bbab · #a3997c · #4a5786 · #433b23 · #252011
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#f2dea4 · #bfc2c9 · #8b877d · #505156 · #242117 · #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.
#eef2fb · #c5c9d3 · #989ca8 · #1e2330 · #02030e · #f2dea4
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#f2dea4 · #bcc1d2 · #7a86ae · #424f7c · #161e40 · #090400
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#f2dea4 · #bcc1d2 · #668daa · #594775 · #00243b · #020006
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#f2dea4 · #b2c6cb · #59929d · #6a4165 · #32132f · #000305
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#f2dea4 · #b3c7c3 · #5b948a · #424f7c · #39111f · #000008
#F3E2AF · #F5E6BA · #F6EAC5 · #F8EDD0 · #F9F1DA
#C6B581 · #9D8D5F · #75673F · #4F4320 · #2C2303
#EEDEB1 · #EADFBE · #E6DFCB
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.