#F8F6DFPromenade (#F8F6DF) is a near-white, muted yellow with an OKLCH hue of 103°, lightness 0.97 and chroma 0.03. It sits on the warm side of the color wheel. In practice it behaves as a background color — quiet over large surfaces.
| HEX | #F8F6DF |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(248, 246, 223) |
| HSL | hsl(55, 64%, 92%) |
| HSV | hsv(55, 10%, 97%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 1%, 10%, 3%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(96.5 -3.2 11.3) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.969 0.030 103) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Promenade shifts subtly: leans toward orange; in north-facing or shaded light it shifts subtly: leans toward green. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 2.1), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#fff0d0 — ΔE 2.1, shifts subtly: leans toward orange#fff7da — ΔE 1.2, shifts subtly: leans toward orange#f8f6df — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#f8f7e2 — ΔE 0.4, shifts subtly: leans toward greenTest Promenade 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 1.09:1 and against black 19.24:1, 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.
#f8f6df · #cccab6 · #a5a391 · #7f7e6e · #5b5a4c · #3a392d
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.
#f8f6df · #f6dfab · #eac69d · #dcb093 · #ca9b8b · #b68784
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.
#f8f6df · #a2bba9 · #9c9769 · #528463 · #615c33 · #2d4636
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.
#f8f6df · #d3d1c1 · #b2af91 · #908d73 · #5c5d8c · #323121
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#f8f6df · #d6d6de · #98978d · #5a5a5f · #27261c · #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.
#f8f6df · #cac9bf · #9d9c91 · #242315 · #050300 · #d5c84e
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#f8f6df · #d4d5e6 · #9192bb · #555584 · #212043 · #040300
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#f8f6df · #d4d5e6 · #7c99bb · #694e79 · #0b2643 · #020005
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#f8f6df · #c8dbe2 · #6d9fb2 · #784966 · #3a172d · #000408
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#f8f6df · #c7dcdb · #69a3a0 · #555584 · #3e161c · #010007
#F8F6E2 · #F7F6E4 · #F7F6E7 · #F7F6EA · #F6F6EC
#CAC8B4 · #9E9C8A · #747263 · #4C4B3E · #28271C
#F7F6E4 · #F6F5E8 · #F6F5ED
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.