#FFD479Cantaloupe (#FFD479) is a very light, soft yellow with an OKLCH hue of 85°, lightness 0.89 and chroma 0.12. 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 | #FFD479 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(255, 212, 121) |
| HSL | hsl(41, 100%, 74%) |
| HSV | hsv(41, 53%, 100%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 17%, 53%, 0%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(86.9 4.3 50.2) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.888 0.120 85) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Cantaloupe shifts subtly: leans toward red; in north-facing or shaded light it is virtually unchanged. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 1.5), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#ffce6e — ΔE 1.5, shifts subtly: leans toward red#ffd475 — ΔE 0.4, is virtually unchanged#ffd479 — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#ffd57b — ΔE 0.3, is virtually unchangedAgainst white it measures 1.41:1 and against black 14.95:1, 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.
#fff0d3 · #ffd479 · #c19c4c · #98772d · #71540a · #493400
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.
#ffd479 · #f8b971 · #eba070 · #d98972 · #c47575 · #ab6476
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.
#ffd479 · #a9c39e · #b8964b · #598d42 · #795b0c · #344d28
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.
#ffd479 · #c2b69d · #a89266 · #345298 · #46350d · #261b03
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#ffd479 · #b8bdc8 · #8b8374 · #4c5057 · #271f10 · #000103
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 · #1a2233 · #01030f · #ffd479
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#eff7d1 · #ffd479 · #b3cb91 · #217abe · #2f416f · #071215
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#ffd479 · #b2bdd5 · #428db5 · #553f8a · #002436 · #03000f
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#ffd479 · #a3c4c8 · #25959f · #6f3473 · #36063a · #000304
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#ffd479 · #a6c5bc · #379781 · #2e4b91 · #410023 · #00000f
#FFDA8C · #FFDF9E · #FFE4AF · #FFEABF · #FFEFCE
#D2AC59 · #A7853A · #7E611B · #573F00 · #2F2000
#F7D691 · #F0D7A6 · #E8D9BA
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.