#FFFED9Sun City (#FFFED9) is a near-white, muted yellow with an OKLCH hue of 106°, lightness 0.99 and chroma 0.048. It sits on the warm side of the color wheel. In practice it behaves as a background color — quiet over large surfaces.
| HEX | #FFFED9 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(255, 254, 217) |
| HSL | hsl(58, 100%, 93%) |
| HSV | hsv(58, 15%, 100%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 0%, 15%, 0%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(98.9 -5.7 17.9) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.988 0.048 106) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Sun City shifts subtly: leans toward orange, reads darker; in north-facing or shaded light it is virtually unchanged. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 2.1), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#fff7ca — ΔE 2.1, shifts subtly: leans toward orange, reads darker#ffffd4 — ΔE 0.8, is virtually unchanged#fffed9 — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#ffffdc — ΔE 0.4, is virtually unchangedTest Sun City 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 1.03:1 and against black 20.43:1, 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.
#fffed9 · #ccccab · #a5a487 · #7f7e65 · #5b5b45 · #3a3927
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.
#fffed9 · #fae6b1 · #efcea2 · #e1b797 · #d0a18f · #bd8d88
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.
#fffed9 · #a7c2b1 · #a09e6f · #558b6c · #646239 · #314b3c
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.
#fffed9 · #d8d8c7 · #b7b698 · #949479 · #615e8e · #373626
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#fffed9 · #dddde4 · #9c9c91 · #5d5d62 · #27271d · #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.
#fffed9 · #cccbbc · #a0a08e · #2a2912 · #090800 · #d1c94e
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#fffed9 · #d0f0d5 · #88ba80 · #bf37f4 · #2f3861 · #1d050f
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#fffed9 · #dcdcec · #839dc0 · #6e507a · #0f2645 · #020004
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#fffed9 · #cfe1e9 · #72a3b8 · #7c4c66 · #3c182d · #00050b
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#fffed9 · #cde2e2 · #6da7a7 · #5a5786 · #40171b · #010007
#FDFDDC · #FCFBDF · #FAFAE3 · #F9F9E6 · #F7F7E9
#D0CFAE · #A2A184 · #77765D · #4E4D38 · #292817
#FEFDE0 · #FDFDE8 · #FCFCEF
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.