#FFD789Golden Eye (#FFD789) is a very light, soft yellow with an OKLCH hue of 83°, lightness 0.9 and chroma 0.106. 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 | #FFD789 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(255, 215, 137) |
| HSL | hsl(40, 100%, 77%) |
| HSV | hsv(40, 46%, 100%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 16%, 46%, 0%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(87.8 4.2 43.6) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.897 0.106 83) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Golden Eye shifts subtly: leans toward red; in north-facing or shaded light it is virtually unchanged. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 1.6), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#ffd17e — ΔE 1.6, shifts subtly: leans toward red#ffd785 — ΔE 0.4, is virtually unchanged#ffd789 — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#ffd88b — ΔE 0.3, is virtually unchangedTest Golden Eye 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 1.37:1 and against black 15.33:1, 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.
#fff0d4 · #ffd789 · #bf9d59 · #96783b · #6f551c · #493400
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.
#ffd789 · #f6bd80 · #e8a57d · #d68f7c · #c17b7c · #a96a7a
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.
#ffd789 · #aec5a3 · #b89859 · #628d4b · #7a5d21 · #394e2d
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.
#ffd789 · #c3b8a3 · #a9946e · #4766a4 · #473716 · #271d08
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#ffd789 · #bbc0ca · #8c8578 · #4d5157 · #272012 · #000103
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.
#ecf2fd · #c2c9d6 · #959caa · #1a2233 · #01030f · #ffd789
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#ffd789 · #b5c0d5 · #6b86ba · #314e8b · #081d4b · #0d0500
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#ffd789 · #a8d6ca · #9282d0 · #455f6f · #273450 · #111305
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#ffd789 · #a9c6c9 · #3b959d · #6c3a72 · #340c39 · #000203
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#ffd789 · #acc7be · #489781 · #314e8b · #3e0624 · #00000d
#FFDC99 · #FFE1A7 · #FFE6B6 · #FFEBC4 · #FFEFD2
#D2AE68 · #A78748 · #7E6229 · #574008 · #302000
#F8D99D · #F1DAAF · #E9DBC1
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.