#FFDAB9Peach Puff (#FFDAB9) is a very light, muted orange with an OKLCH hue of 64°, lightness 0.91 and chroma 0.06. It sits on the warm side of the color wheel. In practice it behaves as a background color — quiet over large surfaces.
| HEX | #FFDAB9 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(255, 218, 185) |
| HSL | hsl(28, 100%, 86%) |
| HSV | hsv(28, 27%, 100%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 15%, 27%, 0%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(89.4 8.1 21) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.911 0.060 64) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Peach Puff 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.
#ffd4ac — ΔE 1.8, shifts only faintly, with no single dominant change#ffdbb5 — ΔE 0.6, shifts subtly: leans toward yellow#ffdab9 — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#ffdbbc — ΔE 0.4, is virtually unchangedAgainst white it measures 1.31:1 and against black 15.98:1, 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.
#ffdab9 · #e5c2a3 · #ba9c80 · #92775e · #6b543f · #473321
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.
#ffdab9 · #f6c1a6 · #e3aba0 · #ce989a · #b68694 · #9d768c
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.
#ffdab9 · #c0c5aa · #bf9a78 · #818954 · #7f5f41 · #494e34
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.
#ffdab9 · #76a4ca · #85786d · #6c5643 · #4c3929 · #2b1f15
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#ffdab9 · #bfc5cb · #908880 · #4f5357 · #282019 · #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.
#ffdab9 · #b3a090 · #604b37 · #442f1a · #210d00 · #f29e46
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#ffdab9 · #b9c7d2 · #6a8eab · #2a5779 · #00243e · #150600
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#ffdab9 · #b9c7d2 · #5d93a0 · #464f7c · #00272f · #010109
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#ffdab9 · #b5cac6 · #5e968d · #5c4875 · #28193a · #000201
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#ffdab9 · #bac9be · #6d9479 · #2a5779 · #33142e · #00040e
#FFDEC1 · #FFE2C9 · #FFE7D2 · #FEEBDA · #FEEFE2
#D2B193 · #A6896F · #7D644D · #55402D · #312010
#F9DCC2 · #F3DDCB · #EDDFD3
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.