#F7D788Pancake (#F7D788) is a very light, soft yellow with an OKLCH hue of 88°, lightness 0.89 and chroma 0.104. 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 | #F7D788 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(247, 215, 136) |
| HSL | hsl(43, 87%, 75%) |
| HSV | hsv(43, 45%, 97%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 13%, 45%, 3%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(87.1 0.9 43) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.889 0.104 88) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Pancake shifts subtly: leans toward orange; in north-facing or shaded light it is virtually unchanged. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 1.7), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#fed17d — ΔE 1.7, shifts subtly: leans toward orange#fed784 — ΔE 1.0, shifts subtly: leans toward orange#f7d788 — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#f7d88a — ΔE 0.3, is virtually unchangedTest Pancake 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 1.4:1 and against black 15.03:1, 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.
#fff1ce · #f7d788 · #ba9f5a · #927a3b · #6c561d · #473500
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.
#f7d788 · #efbd7d · #e3a478 · #d28e76 · #be7a75 · #a76873
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.
#f7d788 · #a9c3a3 · #b29858 · #5a8c4f · #745d20 · #344c2f
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.
#f7d788 · #bfb6a1 · #a4936c · #3f5492 · #433615 · #241c07
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#f7d788 · #b9bdc7 · #8a8477 · #4d5056 · #252012 · #000103
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.
#edf2fd · #c3c9d6 · #969caa · #1b2233 · #01020f · #f7d788
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#eef9d4 · #f7d788 · #b6d09b · #1c6dac · #32406c · #051317
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#f7d788 · #b5bdd2 · #518cb1 · #574181 · #002338 · #02000a
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#f7d788 · #a7c3c8 · #3c929f · #6e386c · #350b35 · #000304
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#f7d788 · #a9c4bd · #449585 · #374b89 · #3e0620 · #00000c
#F8DC98 · #F9E1A7 · #FAE6B5 · #FBEBC3 · #FCF0D2
#CBAF67 · #A18848 · #796329 · #534009 · #2E2100
#F1D89C · #EBD9AE · #E5DABF
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.