#F9F3DDStar Dust (#F9F3DD) is a near-white neutral with an OKLCH hue of 94°, lightness 0.96 and chroma 0.03. In practice it behaves as a background color — quiet over large surfaces.
| HEX | #F9F3DD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(249, 243, 221) |
| HSL | hsl(47, 70%, 92%) |
| HSV | hsv(47, 11%, 98%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 2%, 11%, 2%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(95.8 -1.6 11.3) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.963 0.030 94) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Star Dust shifts subtly: takes on a yellow cast, gains intensity; 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.
#ffedce — ΔE 2.0, shifts subtly: takes on a yellow cast, gains intensity#fff4d8 — ΔE 1.1, shifts subtly: takes on a yellow cast#f9f3dd — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#f9f4e0 — ΔE 0.4, is virtually unchangedTest Star Dust 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 1.11:1 and against black 18.89:1, 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.
#f9f3dd · #cfc9b6 · #a7a291 · #817d6d · #5d594c · #3b382d
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.
#f9f3dd · #f9daaa · #edc29e · #dcac95 · #c9988f · #b48588
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.
#f9f3dd · #a3b9a4 · #a09366 · #58815b · #645830 · #304431
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.
#f9f3dd · #d3cfbf · #b4ac8f · #918a71 · #4f5987 · #332f1f
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#f9f3dd · #d3d5dc · #98958b · #585a5f · #28251b · #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.
#f9f3dd · #cccac0 · #a19e93 · #2a2619 · #080500 · #e1c24d
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#f9f3dd · #d0d4e4 · #8a93bb · #4d5684 · #1c2143 · #0a0500
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#f9f3dd · #d0d4e4 · #769ab8 · #634f7c · #012741 · #020006
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#f9f3dd · #c5d9de · #699fac · #74496b · #371731 · #000407
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#f9f3dd · #c6dad7 · #6aa299 · #4d5684 · #3d1521 · #010109
#F9F3E0 · #F8F4E3 · #F8F4E6 · #F7F4E9 · #F7F5EC
#CBC6B2 · #9F9A89 · #757162 · #4D4A3D · #29261C
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.