#F5E7D2Pita (#F5E7D2) is a near-white, muted orange with an OKLCH hue of 78°, lightness 0.93 and chroma 0.032. It sits on the warm side of the color wheel. In practice it behaves as a background color — quiet over large surfaces.
| HEX | #F5E7D2 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(245, 231, 210) |
| HSL | hsl(36, 64%, 89%) |
| HSV | hsv(36, 14%, 96%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 6%, 14%, 4%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(92.2 1.3 11.9) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.934 0.032 78) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Pita 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 ≈ 2), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#fde1c4 — ΔE 2.0, shifts subtly: leans toward red, gains intensity#fde8cd — ΔE 1.3, shifts subtly: leans toward red#f5e7d2 — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#f5e8d5 — ΔE 0.4, is virtually unchangedTest Pita 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 1.22:1 and against black 17.24:1, 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.
#f5e7d2 · #d4c7b4 · #aca08f · #857b6c · #60584b · #3e372c
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.
#f5e7d2 · #f8cca5 · #e8b59d · #d5a097 · #c08d91 · #a87c8a
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.
#f5e7d2 · #a1ae95 · #a0865e · #5e7646 · #634d29 · #2f3b24
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.
#f5e7d2 · #cdc4b5 · #b1a086 · #6380ac · #4e412c · #2e2619
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#f5e7d2 · #c7ccd3 · #948e85 · #53565a · #282219 · #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.
#f5e7d2 · #a59e94 · #4d4539 · #31291c · #0f0700 · #f5b74d
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#f5e7d2 · #c3ccdb · #7890b3 · #3b567f · #0e2341 · #100600
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#f5e7d2 · #c3ccdb · #6796ac · #544f7d · #002736 · #010007
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#f5e7d2 · #bcd0d1 · #619a9c · #674871 · #301837 · #000202
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#f5e7d2 · #bed1c9 · #6a9b88 · #3b567f · #381428 · #000007
#F6E9D7 · #F6ECDC · #F7EEE0 · #F7F0E5 · #F8F2EA
#C8BCA9 · #9D9282 · #746B5D · #4E463A · #2A241A
#F2E7D7 · #F0E8DC · #EDE8E1
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.