#FCFC5DCandy Corn (#FCFC5D) is a near-white, saturated yellow with an OKLCH hue of 109°, lightness 0.96 and chroma 0.175. 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 | #FCFC5D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(252, 252, 93) |
| HSL | hsl(60, 96%, 68%) |
| HSV | hsv(60, 63%, 99%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 0%, 63%, 1%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(96.5 -18.7 73.3) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.963 0.175 109) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Candy Corn shifts subtly: leans toward orange; in north-facing or shaded light it is virtually unchanged. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 1.7), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#fff550 — ΔE 1.7, shifts subtly: leans toward orange#fffd57 — ΔE 0.6, is virtually unchanged#fcfc5d — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#fcfd60 — ΔE 0.3, is virtually unchangedTest Candy Corn 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 1.09:1 and against black 19.22:1, 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.
#fcfc5d · #d2d13c · #aaa914 · #838200 · #5e5d00 · #3b3b00
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.
#fcfc5d · #ffdd65 · #ffbe52 · #fd9f43 · #ee8553 · #da6f60
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.
#fcfc5d · #7ec4a0 · #9a9900 · #008b5d · #5d5d00 · #004b30
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.
#fcfc5d · #d1d2ab · #b0b167 · #8e8f4d · #694ec4 · #313105
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#fcfc5d · #d4d3e5 · #96977f · #595864 · #26260c · #010005
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 · #c8c7d5 · #9b9aa9 · #222032 · #04020e · #fcfc5d
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#fcfc5d · #c5e8ce · #eb34ea · #55734e · #2c375f · #210610
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#fcfc5d · #b8e8ed · #d179d7 · #5e6d92 · #383652 · #061504
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#fcfc5d · #b2ddf1 · #00a3d6 · #9a1b69 · #48002d · #00050c
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#fcfc5d · #ade0e2 · #00aab0 · #5c3fb3 · #4d000e · #02000f
#FBFC77 · #FAFB8D · #F9FBA0 · #F8FAB2 · #F8F9C3
#CECD38 · #A1A000 · #767500 · #4E4D00 · #292800
#FAFB88 · #F7F9A9 · #F5F7C6
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.