#FCDF8ADaisy Desi (#FCDF8A) is a very light, soft yellow with an OKLCH hue of 91°, lightness 0.91 and chroma 0.109. 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 | #FCDF8A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(252, 223, 138) |
| HSL | hsl(45, 95%, 76%) |
| HSV | hsv(45, 45%, 99%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 12%, 45%, 1%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(89.5 -1 45.2) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.910 0.109 91) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Daisy Desi shifts subtly: leans toward orange; in north-facing or shaded light it is virtually unchanged. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 1.6), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#ffd97e — ΔE 1.6, shifts subtly: leans toward orange#ffdf86 — ΔE 0.6, is virtually unchanged#fcdf8a — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#fce08c — ΔE 0.3, is virtually unchangedTest Daisy Desi 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 1.31:1 and against black 16.06:1, 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.
#fcdf8a · #e2c777 · #b9a057 · #907b39 · #6a571a · #453600
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.
#fcdf8a · #f6c47e · #eaab78 · #da9477 · #c77f77 · #b06d76
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.
#fcdf8a · #adcaaa · #b79f5a · #599456 · #796422 · #365335
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.
#fcdf8a · #c5bda6 · #a99a70 · #867955 · #445597 · #28210a
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#fcdf8a · #c0c4ce · #8e897a · #505259 · #262113 · #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 · #fcdf8a
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#fcdf8a · #b9d5b9 · #76a571 · #9729e4 · #243359 · #1c0519
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#fcdf8a · #bcc3da · #5690b9 · #5d4284 · #00243c · #03000b
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#fcdf8a · #adcad0 · #3d97a7 · #74396e · #390a35 · #000305
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#fcdf8a · #aecbc5 · #429a8c · #3d4d8e · #42041f · #00000d
#FCE399 · #FCE7A8 · #FCEAB6 · #FCEEC4 · #FDF1D1
#CFB568 · #A48D48 · #7B6728 · #544306 · #2E2300
#F6E09F · #F0E0B2 · #EBE1C4
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.