#FFCAA4Polly (#FFCAA4) is a very light, soft orange with an OKLCH hue of 57°, lightness 0.88 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 | #FFCAA4 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(255, 202, 164) |
| HSL | hsl(25, 100%, 82%) |
| HSV | hsv(25, 36%, 100%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 21%, 36%, 0%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(85.1 13.8 26.1) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.877 0.079 57) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Polly 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 ≈ 1.7), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#ffc498 — ΔE 1.7, shifts only faintly, with no single dominant change#ffcaa0 — ΔE 0.5, shifts subtly: leans toward yellow#ffcaa4 — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#ffcba7 — ΔE 0.4, is virtually unchangedTest Polly 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 1.48:1 and against black 14.24:1, 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.
#ffeee3 · #ffcaa4 · #c59776 · #9b7356 · #735037 · #4d301a
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.
#ffcaa4 · #eeb39e · #da9f99 · #c38c94 · #ab7b8e · #916c87
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.
#ffcaa4 · #b8b99c · #b78d6f · #7d7d44 · #785439 · #434328
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.
#ffcaa4 · #77b0d3 · #7c6d63 · #644c3a · #442f20 · #24170d
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#ffcaa4 · #b3bbc0 · #898079 · #4a4f52 · #271d17 · #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.
#eaf3f9 · #c1ccd3 · #94a0a8 · #1a2933 · #000810 · #ffcaa4
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#f4f6d0 · #ffcaa4 · #c8be97 · #23848d · #31415c · #06110d
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#ffcaa4 · #acbcc7 · #518d95 · #3b4c79 · #00252a · #000008
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#ffcaa4 · #aabfb9 · #568e81 · #534474 · #24173b · #000302
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#ffcaa4 · #b0beb1 · #698c6c · #1a5473 · #301230 · #000610
#FFD1B0 · #FFD8BC · #FFDFC8 · #FFE5D3 · #FFECDF
#D3A381 · #A87E60 · #7F5B41 · #583A24 · #341C08
#F7CDAF · #EED0BA · #E6D2C5
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.