#FFAA4AFive Star (#FFAA4A) is a light, saturated orange with an OKLCH hue of 66°, lightness 0.8 and chroma 0.148. 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 | #FFAA4A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(255, 170, 74) |
| HSL | hsl(32, 100%, 65%) |
| HSV | hsv(32, 71%, 100%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 33%, 71%, 0%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(76.4 23.1 60.2) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.805 0.148 66) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Five Star shifts subtly: leans toward red; in north-facing or shaded light it is virtually unchanged. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 1.4), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#ffa440 — ΔE 1.4, shifts subtly: leans toward red#ffaa46 — ΔE 0.3, is virtually unchanged#ffaa4a — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#ffab4c — ΔE 0.2, is virtually unchangedTest Five Star 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 1.89:1 and against black 11.1:1, 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.
#ffefdf · #ffaa4a · #dc8e31 · #af6a05 · #804b00 · #522e00
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.
#f3e084 · #fac662 · #ffaa4a · #f19058 · #dc7b65 · #c3696d
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.
#ffaa4a · #9ca772 · #b4701b · #5f6d00 · #693d00 · #2c3300
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.
#f8dec5 · #ffaa4a · #3ca1ef · #7b5225 · #58350b · #331d04
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#ffaa4a · #99a5af · #7e6f60 · #3d454d · #271808 · #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.
#eaf3fc · #c1ccd6 · #95a1ad · #1c2c39 · #000a17 · #ffaa4a
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#d9dcb6 · #ffaa4a · #cd9881 · #207c94 · #2e3c5a · #071312
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#bce2cc · #ffaa4a · #9ba6da · #608c99 · #2e3b54 · #141205
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#ffaa4a · #84aca7 · #00847a · #582681 · #2a0046 · #000201
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#ffaa4a · #8dac98 · #258654 · #004776 · #35002d · #000512
#FFB76C · #FFC488 · #FFD0A2 · #FFDCBA · #FFE7D1
#D4892E · #AB690D · #814C00 · #583200 · #321900
#F2B06A · #E5B584 · #D8B99B
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.