#F5DD98Sunbathed (#F5DD98) is a very light, soft yellow with an OKLCH hue of 91°, lightness 0.9 and chroma 0.091. It sits on the warm side of the color wheel. In practice it behaves as a mid-weight working color for secondary surfaces and editorial blocks.
| HEX | #F5DD98 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(245, 221, 152) |
| HSL | hsl(45, 82%, 78%) |
| HSV | hsv(45, 38%, 96%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 10%, 38%, 4%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(88.6 -1.2 36.9) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.902 0.091 91) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Sunbathed shifts subtly: leans 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.
#fcd78c — ΔE 1.8, shifts subtly: leans toward orange#fcde94 — ΔE 1.1, shifts subtly: leans toward orange#f5dd98 — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#f5de9b — ΔE 0.4, is virtually unchangedTest Sunbathed 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 1.34:1 and against black 15.68:1, 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.
#f5dd98 · #dec886 · #b5a166 · #8d7b46 · #675828 · #44360a
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.
#f5dd98 · #edc38a · #e0ab82 · #d0957d · #bd817a · #a66f76
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.
#f5dd98 · #aec6ac · #b19e66 · #5f8f5c · #73622f · #384f36
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.
#f5dd98 · #c1bba8 · #a49876 · #47568d · #443a1e · #251f0d
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#f5dd98 · #bec1ca · #8b877b · #4f5157 · #252115 · #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.
#eef1fc · #c5c9d5 · #979caa · #1e2233 · #020310 · #f5dd98
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#f5dd98 · #b8d3b6 · #73a06d · #923de2 · #253556 · #1a0517
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#f5dd98 · #a9d6c9 · #9787d1 · #4f6a79 · #273552 · #0b1204
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#f5dd98 · #aec7cb · #4d93a0 · #6e3d68 · #351032 · #000305
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#f5dd98 · #afc8c2 · #51968a · #3f4d83 · #3d0c1f · #00000a
#F6E1A5 · #F7E5B2 · #F8E9BE · #F9EDCA · #FAF1D6
#C9B476 · #9F8C55 · #776635 · #514317 · #2E2200
#F0DEA8 · #EBDEB8 · #E7DEC6
Its moderate chroma lets it work in mid-size areas — upholstery, secondary UI surfaces, editorial blocks — without overwhelming neighbors. In palettes it pairs most predictably with its tonal ramp and analogous neighbors; reserve the complementary hue for small, deliberate contrast.