#F4E25AFlame Seal (#F4E25A) is a very light, saturated yellow with an OKLCH hue of 102°, lightness 0.9 and chroma 0.154. 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 | #F4E25A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(244, 226, 90) |
| HSL | hsl(53, 88%, 65%) |
| HSV | hsv(53, 63%, 96%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 7%, 63%, 4%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(89.1 -9.4 66.5) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.903 0.154 102) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Flame Seal 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.
#fbdc4e — ΔE 1.6, shifts subtly: leans toward orange#fbe255 — ΔE 1.0, shifts subtly: leans toward orange#f4e25a — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#f4e35c — ΔE 0.3, is virtually unchangedTest Flame Seal 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 15.87:1, 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.
#f4e25a · #ddcc49 · #b4a427 · #8c7e00 · #655a00 · #403900
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.
#f4e25a · #f6c348 · #f1a746 · #e68c4e · #d47558 · #be6160
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.
#f4e25a · #98cea8 · #b0a12e · #009a54 · #716500 · #1a5532
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.
#f4e25a · #c1bd9b · #a49b5c · #5751b6 · #433c00 · #252000
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#f4e25a · #bfc0d0 · #8b8973 · #50515b · #25220b · #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.
#f0f1fc · #c6c8d5 · #999aaa · #202032 · #03020f · #f4e25a
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#f4e25a · #bad3b5 · #2382e5 · #526f4b · #2d335a · #051218
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#f4e25a · #e3bed3 · #7e93b3 · #7b479d · #2b3654 · #180d03
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#f4e25a · #a2c9d7 · #0096b9 · #862269 · #400030 · #00050a
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#f4e25a · #a0ccc9 · #009c98 · #483fa2 · #450014 · #010010
#F5E674 · #F6E98A · #F7ED9F · #F8F0B2 · #F9F4C4
#C8B839 · #9E9011 · #756900 · #4E4500 · #292400
#EFE27F · #EBE29C · #E6E1B6
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.