#FFCC77Cheesus (#FFCC77) is a very light, soft orange with an OKLCH hue of 79°, lightness 0.87 and chroma 0.118. 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 | #FFCC77 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(255, 204, 119) |
| HSL | hsl(38, 100%, 73%) |
| HSV | hsv(38, 53%, 100%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 20%, 53%, 0%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(84.9 8.3 48.8) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.873 0.118 79) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Cheesus 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.
#ffc66c — ΔE 1.5, shifts subtly: leans toward red#ffcc73 — ΔE 0.4, shifts subtly: drifts toward yellow#ffcc77 — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#ffcd79 — ΔE 0.3, is virtually unchangedTest Cheesus 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 1.48:1 and against black 14.16:1, 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.
#fff0d8 · #ffcc77 · #c69a4e · #9c752f · #74520d · #4c3300
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.
#ffcc77 · #f6b172 · #e79972 · #d48475 · #bd7177 · #a46077
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.
#ffcc77 · #a8bd96 · #b78f49 · #5f8636 · #785409 · #344721
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.
#ffcc77 · #beb099 · #507dc2 · #644c24 · #442f0a · #231601
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#ffcc77 · #b2b9c3 · #897f71 · #494e55 · #271e0f · #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.
#ecf2fd · #c2c9d5 · #949caa · #182332 · #00030f · #ffcc77
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#e8f3ce · #ffcc77 · #a7ce90 · #7728ec · #2e4271 · #19051c
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#ffcc77 · #abb9d0 · #398bae · #4d3f89 · #002332 · #02000d
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#ffcc77 · #9fc0c1 · #219296 · #683476 · #32073d · #000202
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#ffcc77 · #a3c0b4 · #3c9377 · #214b8d · #3e0027 · #00000e
#FFD38B · #FFDA9E · #FFE0B0 · #FFE7C1 · #FFEDD1
#D3A558 · #A8803A · #7F5D1B · #583C00 · #301F00
#F6CE8E · #EED1A3 · #E5D2B6
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.