#FEDD7DCup Noodles (#FEDD7D) is a very light, soft yellow with an OKLCH hue of 91°, lightness 0.91 and chroma 0.121. 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 | #FEDD7D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(254, 221, 125) |
| HSL | hsl(45, 98%, 74%) |
| HSV | hsv(45, 51%, 100%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 13%, 51%, 0%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(89 -0.3 50.9) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.906 0.121 91) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Cup Noodles shifts subtly: leans toward orange; in north-facing or shaded light it is virtually unchanged. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 1.5), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#ffd772 — ΔE 1.5, shifts subtly: leans toward orange#ffdd79 — ΔE 0.4, is virtually unchanged#fedd7d — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#fede7f — ΔE 0.3, is virtually unchangedTest Cup Noodles 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 1.32:1 and against black 15.85:1, 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.
#fedd7d · #e6c66b · #bb9f4c · #937a2d · #6c5609 · #463600
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.
#fedd7d · #f9c172 · #eea76f · #de9070 · #ca7b72 · #b36974
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.
#fedd7d · #a9caa7 · #b89e4f · #52944f · #7a6211 · #335231
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.
#fedd7d · #c5bca2 · #a9996a · #42539d · #483a11 · #282006
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#fedd7d · #bec2ce · #8e8878 · #4f525a · #272111 · #010104
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.
#eef1fd · #c4c9d6 · #979cab · #1d2234 · #020310 · #fedd7d
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#fedd7d · #b6d4b7 · #bd8371 · #2077b5 · #25355e · #081316
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#fedd7d · #a6d6d0 · #af79d1 · #51647a · #2f3755 · #0c1104
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#fedd7d · #a9cad0 · #2b98a9 · #763470 · #3b0537 · #000305
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#fedd7d · #aacbc4 · #339b8b · #3a4b94 · #44001e · #01000f
#FEE18F · #FEE59F · #FEE9AF · #FEEDBE · #FEF1CD
#D1B35C · #A68C3C · #7D661C · #554200 · #2E2200
#F8DE95 · #F1DFAB · #EBDFBF
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.