#FEDF08Dandelion (#FEDF08) is a very light, saturated yellow with an OKLCH hue of 99°, lightness 0.9 and chroma 0.186. 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 | #FEDF08 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(254, 223, 8) |
| HSL | hsl(52, 99%, 51%) |
| HSV | hsv(52, 97%, 100%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 12%, 97%, 0%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(88.9 -6.3 87.8) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.902 0.186 99) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Dandelion 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.
#ffd800 — ΔE 1.7, shifts subtly: leans toward orange#ffdf00 — ΔE 0.2, is virtually unchanged#fedf08 — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#fee010 — ΔE 0.2, is virtually unchangedTest Dandelion 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 1.33:1 and against black 15.77:1, 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.
#fedf08 · #e6ca00 · #baa200 · #8f7d00 · #675900 · #413800
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.
#fedf08 · #ffbf25 · #ff9f12 · #f38337 · #e06b4e · #c8575e
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.
#fedf08 · #92d0a0 · #b69f00 · #009b4a · #736400 · #0b5729
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.
#fedf08 · #c4bc93 · #a99a4a · #4f49c5 · #453b00 · #262000
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#fedf08 · #bdc0d3 · #8d886f · #4f505d · #272105 · #010106
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.
#eff1fd · #c6c8d6 · #999baa · #202233 · #030210 · #fedf08
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#fedf08 · #b9bee6 · #767bdf · #4339b3 · #1b0067 · #060300
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#fedf08 · #e3bed3 · #7a99be · #87499c · #293350 · #1a0e04
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#fedf08 · #99cbda · #0097b5 · #8c0772 · #3f0032 · #000408
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#fedf08 · #98cec9 · #009c95 · #4339b3 · #450017 · #010010
#FEE34E · #FEE870 · #FEEC8B · #FEEFA3 · #FDF3B9
#CFB500 · #A28E00 · #776800 · #4F4400 · #2B2400
#F7E062 · #F0E08B · #E9E0AD
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.