#FFCC55Angry Pasta (#FFCC55) is a very light, saturated yellow with an OKLCH hue of 85°, lightness 0.87 and chroma 0.145. 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 | #FFCC55 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(255, 204, 85) |
| HSL | hsl(42, 100%, 67%) |
| HSV | hsv(42, 67%, 100%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 20%, 67%, 0%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(84.5 6 64.1) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.869 0.145 85) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Angry Pasta shifts subtly: leans toward orange; in north-facing or shaded light it is virtually unchanged. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 1.4), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#ffc64a — ΔE 1.4, shifts subtly: leans toward orange#ffcc50 — ΔE 0.4, is virtually unchanged#ffcc55 — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#ffcd57 — ΔE 0.2, is virtually unchangedTest Angry Pasta 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 1.5:1 and against black 14.02:1, 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.
#fff0d2 · #ffcc55 · #c79b2b · #9d7600 · #715400 · #483400
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.
#ffcc55 · #faaf52 · #ee9558 · #dd7d61 · #c76968 · #ad586d
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.
#ffcc55 · #9ebf92 · #b78e28 · #498a2a · #735500 · #29491c
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.
#ffcc55 · #bdaf92 · #a58b54 · #2f50a6 · #422f00 · #221600
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#ffcc55 · #b1b7c5 · #887f6d · #494d56 · #271e0a · #000104
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.
#edf2fd · #c3c9d6 · #959caa · #1b2233 · #01030f · #ffcc55
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#eaf3ce · #ffcc55 · #afc78e · #2280f0 · #323d69 · #110625
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#cffced · #ffcc55 · #bbbde1 · #52869b · #38425f · #0d1104
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#ffcc55 · #97c0c4 · #00919d · #722877 · #38003c · #000304
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#ffcc55 · #9bc1b6 · #00957d · #26459b · #400021 · #000017
#FFD372 · #FFDA8A · #FFE1A1 · #FFE7B6 · #FFEECA
#D3A536 · #A88011 · #7D5E00 · #543D00 · #2E2000
#F6CE78 · #EDD094 · #E4D2AD
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.