#FFE29BCouscous (#FFE29B) is a very light, soft yellow with an OKLCH hue of 88°, lightness 0.92 and chroma 0.095. 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 | #FFE29B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(255, 226, 155) |
| HSL | hsl(43, 100%, 80%) |
| HSV | hsv(43, 39%, 100%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 11%, 39%, 0%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(90.8 0.4 38.4) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.921 0.095 88) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Couscous 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.
#ffdc8f — ΔE 1.7, shifts subtly: leans toward orange#ffe297 — ΔE 0.5, is virtually unchanged#ffe29b — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#ffe39e — ΔE 0.4, is virtually unchangedTest Couscous 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 1.26:1 and against black 16.6:1, 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.
#ffe29b · #e2c684 · #b8a064 · #907a45 · #695727 · #463608
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.
#ffe29b · #f6c88f · #e9b088 · #d99a84 · #c48681 · #ad747e
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.
#ffe29b · #96ad91 · #9a844b · #4a7641 · #5e4a13 · #243a20
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.
#ffe29b · #c9c1ad · #ac9d7a · #897c5d · #42558d · #2b2311
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#ffe29b · #c4c7d0 · #908b7f · #51545a · #272216 · #010103
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 · #c4c9d5 · #969caa · #1c2232 · #01030f · #ffe29b
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#ffe29b · #bbd5b6 · #76a773 · #8e28e4 · #29365f · #1e061d
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#ffe29b · #addbd2 · #a684d2 · #485d70 · #2e3856 · #0c1004
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#ffe29b · #b3cdd1 · #4e99a4 · #703f6e · #361135 · #000304
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#ffe29b · #b5cec7 · #549b8c · #3e5188 · #3e0c22 · #00000b
#FFE5A7 · #FEE8B4 · #FEECBF · #FDEFCB · #FDF2D6
#D1B878 · #A68F56 · #7C6836 · #554416 · #302200
#F9E3AC · #F4E4BC · #EEE4CC
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.