#F0B054Deep Fried (#F0B054) is a light, saturated orange with an OKLCH hue of 74°, lightness 0.8 and chroma 0.131. 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 | #F0B054 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(240, 176, 84) |
| HSL | hsl(35, 84%, 64%) |
| HSV | hsv(35, 65%, 94%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 27%, 65%, 6%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(76.2 14.3 55) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.800 0.131 74) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Deep Fried 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.
#f4aa4a — ΔE 1.5, shifts subtly: leans toward red#f6b050 — ΔE 1.0, shifts subtly: leans toward red#f0b054 — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#f0b156 — ΔE 0.3, is virtually unchangedTest Deep Fried 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 1.9:1 and against black 11.04:1, 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.
#ffefdb · #f0b054 · #d0953d · #a5711b · #7a4f00 · #4e3100
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.
#e8e493 · #eccb70 · #f0b054 · #e49659 · #d28060 · #bc6d66
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.
#f0b054 · #94a67a · #a87526 · #526f00 · #633f00 · #253403
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.
#f2dec5 · #f0b054 · #4c8cd7 · #735429 · #52370f · #2f1e05
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#f0b054 · #9aa2ad · #7a6f60 · #3e444b · #24190a · #000104
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.
#ebf3fc · #c1cad5 · #939daa · #182433 · #000410 · #f0b054
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#d5dcb6 · #f0b054 · #ce9b7d · #207c8e · #333d5b · #081311
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#b1e1e4 · #f0b054 · #8aadbe · #7c77ca · #2e3857 · #220803
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#f0b054 · #86aaa9 · #008281 · #5c2874 · #2d003e · #000202
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#f0b054 · #8caa9b · #228460 · #004383 · #370026 · #00051a
#F4BB6E · #F7C685 · #FBD19B · #FEDCB1 · #FFE8CA
#C78E39 · #A06E1D · #7A4F00 · #533400 · #2F1B00
#E6B470 · #DBB787 · #D1BA9D
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.