#F6F3A7Thunderdome (#F6F3A7) is a near-white, soft yellow with an OKLCH hue of 106°, lightness 0.95 and chroma 0.096. 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 | #F6F3A7 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(246, 243, 167) |
| HSL | hsl(58, 81%, 81%) |
| HSV | hsv(58, 32%, 96%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 1%, 32%, 4%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(94.5 -10.2 37.1) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.949 0.096 106) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Thunderdome 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.
#ffed9a — ΔE 1.9, shifts subtly: leans toward orange#fef4a2 — ΔE 1.2, shifts subtly: leans toward orange#f6f3a7 — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#f6f4aa — ΔE 0.4, is virtually unchangedTest Thunderdome 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 1.15:1 and against black 18.3:1, 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.
#f6f3a7 · #d0cd88 · #a8a668 · #828048 · #5e5c2a · #3c3a0d
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.
#f6f3a7 · #f2d994 · #e9bf87 · #dda77f · #cc917a · #b87d77
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.
#f6f3a7 · #95b7a2 · #959256 · #38825c · #5b581f · #204330
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.
#f6f3a7 · #ccccb7 · #abaa84 · #898867 · #615c99 · #2d2c18
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#f6f3a7 · #d0d0d9 · #939386 · #57575e · #252518 · #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.
#f1f0fc · #c7c7d5 · #9a9aa9 · #212032 · #03020e · #f6f3a7
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#f6f3a7 · #c1e2c7 · #c966d4 · #517352 · #2b3861 · #210611
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#f6f3a7 · #cfcee3 · #7394c1 · #6d467c · #04234a · #030006
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#f6f3a7 · #bed5df · #5b9cb6 · #7d4063 · #3e0f2c · #00050b
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#f6f3a7 · #bcd7d7 · #53a1a1 · #544f8b · #430e16 · #01000a
#F6F4B1 · #F6F4BC · #F6F5C6 · #F7F6CF · #F7F6D9
#C9C682 · #9D9B5E · #74713C · #4D4B1B · #2A2700
#F4F2B7 · #F2F1C7 · #F1F0D6
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.