#F8DEB8Pastry (#F8DEB8) is a very light, muted orange with an OKLCH hue of 77°, lightness 0.91 and chroma 0.057. It sits on the warm side of the color wheel. In practice it behaves as a background color — quiet over large surfaces.
| HEX | #F8DEB8 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(248, 222, 184) |
| HSL | hsl(36, 82%, 85%) |
| HSV | hsv(36, 26%, 97%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 10%, 26%, 3%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(89.7 3.3 21.9) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.913 0.057 77) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Pastry shifts subtly: leans toward red, gains intensity; in north-facing or shaded light it is virtually unchanged. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 1.9), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#ffd8ab — ΔE 1.9, shifts subtly: leans toward red, gains intensity#ffdfb4 — ΔE 1.2, shifts subtly: leans toward red#f8deb8 — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#f8dfbb — ΔE 0.4, is virtually unchangedTest Pastry 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 1.3:1 and against black 16.13:1, 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.
#f8deb8 · #dec5a2 · #b49f7f · #8d795d · #67563e · #433520
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.
#f8deb8 · #f2c59f · #e2ae97 · #ce9a91 · #b9878b · #a17684
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.
#f8deb8 · #bac7ae · #b99e75 · #768d5c · #7a623e · #445038
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.
#f8deb8 · #c7bdaf · #6583ae · #695941 · #493b27 · #292114
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#f8deb8 · #c1c5cc · #8f8980 · #505357 · #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.
#f8deb8 · #ada08e · #584933 · #3c2d15 · #190c00 · #f5b64e
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#f8deb8 · #b9d3b5 · #c3846e · #772ee3 · #293258 · #1d061f
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#f8deb8 · #bcc6d4 · #6291a6 · #504c7a · #002634 · #010007
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#f8deb8 · #b5caca · #5c9596 · #64456e · #2e1736 · #000202
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#f8deb8 · #b8cac2 · #669682 · #37547c · #371327 · #000007
#F9E2C0 · #F9E5C9 · #FAE9D1 · #FAEDD9 · #FBF0E1
#CBB492 · #A18C6E · #78664C · #51432C · #2E220F
#F3DFC1 · #EFE0CA · #EAE1D3
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.