#FFC66EChanterelle (#FFC66E) is a very light, soft orange with an OKLCH hue of 77°, lightness 0.86 and chroma 0.124. 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 | #FFC66E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(255, 198, 110) |
| HSL | hsl(36, 100%, 72%) |
| HSV | hsv(36, 57%, 100%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 22%, 57%, 0%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(83.3 10.7 51.3) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.860 0.124 77) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Chanterelle 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.
#ffc063 — ΔE 1.5, shifts subtly: leans toward red#ffc66a — ΔE 0.4, is virtually unchanged#ffc66e — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#ffc770 — ΔE 0.3, is virtually unchangedTest Chanterelle 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.
#ffefd9 · #ffc66e · #ca9848 · #a07329 · #775102 · #4d3200
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.
#f5de94 · #ffc66e · #f5ac6d · #e59470 · #d17f73 · #b96d76
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.
#ffc66e · #a5b98f · #b78941 · #5e8229 · #764f00 · #32441a
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.
#ffc66e · #bcab94 · #5085cd · #62481e · #422b03 · #211300
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#ffc66e · #adb5c0 · #877c6e · #474c53 · #271d0e · #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.
#ebf2fd · #c1cad5 · #939daa · #182332 · #00030f · #ffc66e
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#eaeec9 · #ffc66e · #babd94 · #207b94 · #34405f · #051311
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#d2f5e3 · #ffc66e · #b0b8e2 · #4d707b · #39425a · #101104
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#ffc66e · #9abcbc · #0b9092 · #663278 · #31053f · #000202
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#ffc66e · #9fbcaf · #369171 · #164a8d · #3d0028 · #00051f
#FFCE85 · #FFD699 · #FFDDAD · #FFE5BF · #FFECD1
#D3A050 · #A97C32 · #805913 · #583A00 · #311E00
#F6C987 · #ECCC9D · #E2CEB1
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.