#F5EEC6Silk Star (#F5EEC6) is a near-white, muted yellow with an OKLCH hue of 99°, lightness 0.94 and chroma 0.053. It sits on the warm side of the color wheel. In practice it behaves as a background color — quiet over large surfaces.
| HEX | #F5EEC6 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(245, 238, 198) |
| HSL | hsl(51, 70%, 87%) |
| HSV | hsv(51, 19%, 96%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 3%, 19%, 4%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(93.7 -4 20.2) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.945 0.053 99) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Silk Star shifts subtly: leans toward orange; 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.
#fee8b8 — ΔE 2.0, shifts subtly: leans toward orange#fdefc1 — ΔE 1.3, shifts subtly: leans toward orange#f5eec6 — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#f5efc9 — ΔE 0.4, is virtually unchangedTest Silk Star 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 1.17:1 and against black 17.93:1, 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.
#f5eec6 · #d1caa6 · #a9a383 · #837d61 · #5e5a41 · #3c3823
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.
#f5eec6 · #f0d5a3 · #e4be96 · #d5a78d · #c39386 · #af807f
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.
#f5eec6 · #9cb3a0 · #978f61 · #4e7d59 · #5c542c · #293f2e
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.
#f5eec6 · #ccc9b9 · #aca78a · #8a856c · #565b8a · #2d2a1b
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#f5eec6 · #cdcfd6 · #939187 · #56575c · #26241a · #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.
#f5eec6 · #cecbba · #a3a08c · #2e2910 · #0c0800 · #dbc54e
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#f5eec6 · #c9e1c1 · #83af78 · #6e55bd · #273760 · #190419
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#f5eec6 · #cccede · #7594b5 · #644b77 · #052541 · #020005
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#f5eec6 · #c0d3d9 · #669aaa · #734665 · #37162e · #000408
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#f5eec6 · #c0d4d2 · #659d98 · #4e5281 · #3c141d · #010007
#F5EFCC · #F6F1D2 · #F6F2D8 · #F7F3DE · #F7F4E4
#C8C29E · #9D9778 · #746F53 · #4D4931 · #292612
#F3EECE · #F1EDD7 · #F0EDDF
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.