#F6DBD8Rosewater (#F6DBD8) is a very light, muted red with an OKLCH hue of 25°, lightness 0.91 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 | #F6DBD8 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(246, 219, 216) |
| HSL | hsl(6, 63%, 91%) |
| HSV | hsv(6, 12%, 96%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 11%, 12%, 4%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(89.5 8.8 4.9) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.913 0.030 25) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Rosewater shifts subtly: leans toward orange, gains intensity; in north-facing or shaded light it shifts subtly: leans toward magenta. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 2.1), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#fed5ca — ΔE 2.1, shifts subtly: leans toward orange, gains intensity#fddcd3 — ΔE 1.2, shifts subtly: leans toward orange#f6dbd8 — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#f6dcdb — ΔE 0.4, shifts subtly: leans toward magentaTest Rosewater 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 1.31:1 and against black 16.04:1, 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.
#f6dbd8 · #dcc2c0 · #b39c9a · #8b7775 · #655553 · #423433
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.
#f6dbd8 · #f9bcc4 · #dfaabf · #c499b7 · #a88aad · #8c7ba1
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.
#f6dbd8 · #d0bfa7 · #c7938e · #9d7e4f · #865955 · #584831
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.
#f6dbd8 · #82cdd6 · #aa9795 · #92726f · #6f5451 · #4b3937
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#f6dbd8 · #bec7c8 · #938685 · #4e5455 · #2a1f1d · #000202
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.
#f6dbd8 · #a79998 · #4c3d3b · #2f201e · #0c0202 · #e34f4c
The same quiet ground carrying one bright gold voice — the high-energy pairing a cool or muted anchor cannot reach through its own temperature.
#f6dbd8 · #a79998 · #4c3d3b · #2f201e · #0c0202 · #dac54e
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#f6dbd8 · #b5cacc · #5c959b · #015e67 · #00282c · #050000
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#f6dbd8 · #b5cacc · #629688 · #225976 · #002921 · #00040c
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#f6dbd8 · #bcc9bc · #739474 · #3f527d · #132040 · #000200
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#f6dbd8 · #c4c7b7 · #888f65 · #015e67 · #251a3d · #000304
#F7DFDC · #F8E3E1 · #F9E7E5 · #F9EBE9 · #FAEFEE
#CAB2AF · #9F8A88 · #766462 · #50413F · #2D211F
#F2DDDA · #EEDEDC · #E9E0DE
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.