#F5EDB2Sunbeam (#F5EDB2) is a near-white, soft yellow with an OKLCH hue of 101°, lightness 0.94 and chroma 0.076. 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 | #F5EDB2 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(245, 237, 178) |
| HSL | hsl(53, 77%, 83%) |
| HSV | hsv(53, 27%, 96%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 3%, 27%, 4%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(93.1 -6.2 29.6) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.938 0.076 101) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Sunbeam shifts subtly: leans toward orange; in north-facing or shaded light it is virtually unchanged. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 1.9), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#fee7a5 — ΔE 1.9, shifts subtly: leans toward orange#fdeeae — ΔE 1.2, shifts subtly: leans toward orange#f5edb2 — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#f5eeb5 — ΔE 0.4, is virtually unchangedTest Sunbeam 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 1.19:1 and against black 17.64:1, 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.
#f5edb2 · #d3cb95 · #aba473 · #847e53 · #605a35 · #3d3918
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.
#f5edb2 · #edd4a0 · #e2bc93 · #d3a68a · #c19182 · #ad7e7c
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.
#f5edb2 · #99b29f · #948d5f · #4a7b59 · #595329 · #263e2d
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.
#f5edb2 · #cac8b7 · #a9a587 · #87846a · #595b8b · #2b291a
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#f5edb2 · #ccccd4 · #919086 · #55565b · #25241a · #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.
#f0f1fa · #c7c8d3 · #999ba7 · #20212f · #03020c · #f5edb2
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#f5edb2 · #caccdc · #898cb5 · #4f5180 · #1f1e41 · #030200
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#f5edb2 · #caccdc · #7493b4 · #644a75 · #062441 · #020005
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#f5edb2 · #bed1d8 · #6598aa · #734563 · #37152c · #00050a
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#f5edb2 · #bdd2d1 · #629c99 · #4f5180 · #3c141b · #010007
#F5EFBB · #F6F0C4 · #F6F2CC · #F7F3D5 · #F7F4DD
#C8C18C · #9D9768 · #746E45 · #4E4825 · #2A2606
#F3EDBF · #F0ECCB · #EEECD7
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.