#FAE5BFSaturn (#FAE5BF) is a very light, muted yellow with an OKLCH hue of 82°, lightness 0.93 and chroma 0.055. It sits on the warm side of the color wheel. In practice it behaves as a background color — quiet over large surfaces.
| HEX | #FAE5BF |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(250, 229, 191) |
| HSL | hsl(39, 86%, 86%) |
| HSV | hsv(39, 24%, 98%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 8%, 24%, 2%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(91.7 1.4 21.2) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.929 0.055 82) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Saturn shifts subtly: drifts 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.
#ffdfb2 — ΔE 1.8, shifts subtly: drifts toward orange#ffe6bb — ΔE 0.9, is virtually unchanged#fae5bf — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#fae6c2 — ΔE 0.4, is virtually unchangedTest Saturn 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 1.23:1 and against black 17.02:1, 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.
#fae5bf · #dac7a4 · #b1a080 · #8a7b5f · #64573f · #413622
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.
#fae5bf · #f5cba2 · #e6b599 · #d39f93 · #bf8c8c · #a87a86
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.
#fae5bf · #9ead96 · #9c865c · #597548 · #604c27 · #2c3a24
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.
#fae5bf · #cbc3b4 · #ae9f85 · #556d99 · #4c402b · #2d2517
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#fae5bf · #c7cad1 · #928d83 · #53555a · #272219 · #010103
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.
#fae5bf · #aaa08e · #544832 · #382c14 · #150b00 · #f0bb4d
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#fae5bf · #c3cbd9 · #7a8eb3 · #3e557f · #112141 · #0d0500
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#fae5bf · #c3cbd9 · #6894ac · #564d7b · #002738 · #010007
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#fae5bf · #bacfd1 · #60999d · #69476e · #311735 · #000203
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#fae5bf · #bccfc9 · #679a8a · #3e557f · #391426 · #000007
#FAE8C6 · #FAEACD · #FAEDD5 · #FAEFDC · #FAF2E3
#CDBA98 · #A19173 · #786A50 · #51452F · #2D2311
#F6E6C8 · #F2E6D1 · #EEE7D9
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.