#F4E5E0Petal Pink (#F4E5E0) is a near-white neutral with an OKLCH hue of 39°, lightness 0.93 and chroma 0.018. In practice it behaves as a background color — quiet over large surfaces.
| HEX | #F4E5E0 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(244, 229, 224) |
| HSL | hsl(15, 48%, 92%) |
| HSV | hsv(15, 8%, 96%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 6%, 8%, 4%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(92 4.3 4.3) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.932 0.018 39) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Petal Pink shifts subtly: takes on a orange cast, gains intensity; in north-facing or shaded light it is virtually unchanged. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 2.2), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#fcdfd1 — ΔE 2.2, shifts subtly: takes on a orange cast, gains intensity#fce6db — ΔE 1.3, shifts subtly: takes on a orange cast#f4e5e0 — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#f4e6e3 — ΔE 0.4, is virtually unchangedTest Petal Pink 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 1.23:1 and against black 17.13:1, 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.
#f4e5e0 · #d4c6c1 · #ab9f9b · #857a76 · #605754 · #3e3633
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.
#f4e5e0 · #ffc4c0 · #eab0ba · #d09eb3 · #b58eab · #9a7fa1
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.
#f4e5e0 · #b1a88e · #ac7d6d · #7c6b36 · #6d4537 · #3e351c
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.
#f4e5e0 · #87cbe0 · #8e7d77 · #765950 · #553c34 · #32231d
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#f4e5e0 · #c4cdd0 · #978b87 · #515759 · #2b201d · #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.
#f4e5e0 · #a39b99 · #49403d · #2b2320 · #090402 · #ef6a3a
The same quiet ground carrying one bright gold voice — the high-energy pairing a cool or muted anchor cannot reach through its own temperature.
#f4e5e0 · #a39b99 · #49403d · #2b2320 · #090402 · #d8c64e
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#f4e5e0 · #bccfd5 · #6397a7 · #145f72 · #002833 · #0d0100
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#f4e5e0 · #bccfd5 · #629a96 · #33587e · #002a28 · #00020b
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#f4e5e0 · #c0d0c6 · #6e9a81 · #4d517f · #1d1e41 · #000401
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#f4e5e0 · #c7cebf · #83966f · #145f72 · #2c193a · #000408
#F5E7E3 · #F5EAE6 · #F6ECE9 · #F7EFEC · #F8F1EF
#C7BAB6 · #9C918D · #746A66 · #4D4542 · #2A2321
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.