#F1D99FPie Crust (#F1D99F) is a very light, soft yellow with an OKLCH hue of 88°, lightness 0.89 and chroma 0.079. 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 | #F1D99F |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(241, 217, 159) |
| HSL | hsl(42, 75%, 78%) |
| HSV | hsv(42, 34%, 95%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 10%, 34%, 5%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(87.4 0.1 31.6) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.892 0.079 88) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Pie Crust 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.
#f8d393 — ΔE 1.8, shifts subtly: leans toward orange#f8da9b — ΔE 1.1, shifts subtly: leans toward orange#f1d99f — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#f1daa2 — ΔE 0.4, is virtually unchangedTest Pie Crust 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 1.38:1 and against black 15.17:1, 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 · #f1d99f · #b5a06e · #8d7b4e · #675730 · #443613
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.
#f1d99f · #e7c092 · #d9a988 · #c89482 · #b4807c · #9e6f77
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.
#f1d99f · #aec2aa · #ad9a6b · #64895c · #705f35 · #394b35
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.
#f1d99f · #beb7a7 · #a19577 · #455685 · #413720 · #231d0e
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#f1d99f · #bbbec6 · #89857a · #4e5055 · #242016 · #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 · #c4c9d3 · #979ca8 · #1d2230 · #01030d · #f1d99f
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#edf9d4 · #f1d99f · #b2cf93 · #4787dc · #34416f · #041014
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#f1d99f · #b8bece · #608ba7 · #554676 · #002438 · #020007
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#f1d99f · #aec3c6 · #559099 · #673f66 · #311330 · #000304
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#f1d99f · #afc3be · #599285 · #3d4e7c · #381020 · #000008
#F3DEAB · #F4E2B7 · #F6E7C2 · #F8ECCE · #FAF0D9
#C6B07C · #9C895B · #75643C · #50421E · #2D2202
#ECDAAD · #E8DABA · #E3DBC6
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.