#FFC82ABumblebee (#FFC82A) is a very light, saturated yellow with an OKLCH hue of 87°, lightness 0.86 and chroma 0.167. 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 | #FFC82A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(255, 200, 42) |
| HSL | hsl(45, 100%, 58%) |
| HSV | hsv(45, 84%, 100%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 22%, 84%, 0%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(83.3 6.3 78) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.858 0.167 87) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Bumblebee 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.
#ffc219 — ΔE 1.4, shifts subtly: leans toward orange#ffc822 — ΔE 0.3, is virtually unchanged#ffc82a — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#ffc92d — ΔE 0.2, is virtually unchangedTest Bumblebee 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 1.55:1 and against black 13.55:1, 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.
#fff1d0 · #ffc82a · #c99b00 · #9b7700 · #705500 · #483500
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.
#efe377 · #ffc82a · #fbaa31 · #f08e43 · #df7653 · #c86260
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.
#ffc82a · #96be8b · #b58b00 · #358a15 · #6e5300 · #204814
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.
#ffc82a · #bbac8a · #a48846 · #2f4cb3 · #3e2d00 · #1e1400
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#ffc82a · #adb4c3 · #867d67 · #474b56 · #271d06 · #000105
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 · #ffc82a
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#ffc82a · #a5b3d5 · #5a79cd · #243fa4 · #060a60 · #0a0400
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#ccf8ff · #ffc82a · #92bed6 · #6453be · #374062 · #190b03
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#ffc82a · #8fbdc4 · #008e9c · #771a79 · #380039 · #000304
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#ffc82a · #92bfb3 · #00927d · #243fa4 · #3f001f · #010013
#FFD059 · #FFD87A · #FFDF95 · #FFE6AE · #FFEDC5
#D2A200 · #A57F00 · #7A5D00 · #523D00 · #2D2000
#F5CB63 · #EBCD86 · #E1CFA4
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.