#F0C641Buzz (#F0C641) is a very light, saturated yellow with an OKLCH hue of 91°, lightness 0.84 and chroma 0.151. 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 | #F0C641 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(240, 198, 65) |
| HSL | hsl(46, 85%, 60%) |
| HSV | hsv(46, 73%, 94%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 17%, 73%, 6%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(81.5 1.8 68.4) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.841 0.151 91) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Buzz shifts subtly: leans toward orange; in north-facing or shaded light it is virtually unchanged. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 1.6), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#f6c036 — ΔE 1.6, shifts subtly: leans toward orange#f6c63c — ΔE 0.9, shifts subtly: leans toward orange#f0c641 — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#f0c743 — ΔE 0.2, is virtually unchangedTest Buzz 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 1.63:1 and against black 12.86:1, 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.
#fff1ca · #f0c641 · #c39d19 · #987900 · #6d5600 · #463600
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.
#e7e484 · #f0c641 · #eda93d · #e28e45 · #d27650 · #bd625a
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.
#f0c641 · #90b88c · #aa880c · #2c842a · #665000 · #1a4318
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.
#faeecd · #f0c641 · #bca66a · #98854f · #3c4fad · #352a07
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#f0c641 · #a9aebc · #807966 · #464952 · #241d08 · #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.
#eef2fd · #c4c8d6 · #969baa · #1c2133 · #01020f · #f0c641
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#e1eeca · #f0c641 · #9fc087 · #2890e3 · #2f3b66 · #051317
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#c1efe4 · #f0c641 · #b8ade0 · #767193 · #415f77 · #0c1404
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#f0c641 · #8db7be · #00899b · #731e6e · #370034 · #000305
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#f0c641 · #8fb8b0 · #008e7d · #2d3d99 · #3e001b · #010011
#F3CE62 · #F5D67C · #F8DE94 · #FBE6AB · #FDEDC0
#C6A120 · #9D7D00 · #745C00 · #4E3D00 · #2B2000
#E8C86A · #E0C988 · #D8CAA3
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.