#FFBA80Goose Bill (#FFBA80) is a very light, soft orange with an OKLCH hue of 61°, lightness 0.84 and chroma 0.109. 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 | #FFBA80 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(255, 186, 128) |
| HSL | hsl(27, 100%, 75%) |
| HSV | hsv(27, 50%, 100%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 27%, 50%, 0%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(80.7 18.4 39.1) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.841 0.109 61) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Goose Bill shifts only faintly, with no single dominant change; 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.
#ffb475 — ΔE 1.6, shifts only faintly, with no single dominant change#ffba7c — ΔE 0.5, shifts subtly: leans toward yellow#ffba80 — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#ffbb82 — ΔE 0.3, is virtually unchangedTest Goose Bill 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 1.67:1 and against black 12.59:1, 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.
#ffeee1 · #ffba80 · #d0935f · #a56f40 · #7c4d21 · #542c01
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.
#ffd79e · #ffba80 · #efa280 · #db8d82 · #c37b83 · #a96b81
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.
#ffba80 · #abaf88 · #b57f50 · #70751b · #754619 · #393b13
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.
#ffeada · #ffba80 · #5face1 · #805e42 · #5d4128 · #392717
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#ffba80 · #a6b0b7 · #84776d · #444a4f · #271b11 · #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.
#e9f3fc · #c1cdd6 · #94a2ad · #1c2d3a · #000b17 · #ffba80
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#e3e9c4 · #ffba80 · #beb991 · #1f788e · #36405e · #061413
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#ffba80 · #9cb1c1 · #2a8797 · #334383 · #002329 · #00000d
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#ffba80 · #99b5af · #318a7c · #53387a · #260d41 · #000201
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#ffba80 · #a0b4a4 · #51885e · #004e77 · #340631 · #000510
#FFC493 · #FFCEA5 · #FFD7B7 · #FFE0C8 · #FFEAD9
#D49662 · #AA7445 · #825329 · #5B340C · #351900
#F5BE92 · #EAC2A2 · #DFC5B1
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.