#FCDFA4Honey Bee (#FCDFA4) is a very light, soft yellow with an OKLCH hue of 85°, lightness 0.91 and chroma 0.082. 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 | #FCDFA4 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(252, 223, 164) |
| HSL | hsl(40, 94%, 82%) |
| HSV | hsv(40, 35%, 99%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 12%, 35%, 1%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(89.9 1.8 32.6) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.914 0.082 85) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Honey Bee shifts subtly: leans toward red; in north-facing or shaded light it is virtually unchanged. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 1.7), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#ffd998 — ΔE 1.7, shifts subtly: leans toward red#ffe0a0 — ΔE 0.7, is virtually unchanged#fcdfa4 — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#fce0a7 — ΔE 0.4, is virtually unchangedTest Honey Bee 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 1.29:1 and against black 16.23:1, 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.
#fcdfa4 · #e1c68e · #b79f6d · #8f7a4d · #69562f · #453512
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.
#fcdfa4 · #f1c698 · #e3af8f · #d19a8a · #bd8685 · #a6747f
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.
#fcdfa4 · #b6c9af · #b7a070 · #6d905f · #79643a · #405139
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.
#fcdfa4 · #c6beae · #aa9b7d · #877a60 · #3f5584 · #292212
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#fcdfa4 · #c2c5cd · #8f897f · #515358 · #262117 · #010103
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.
#edf2fb · #c4c9d4 · #969ca8 · #1c2331 · #01030e · #fcdfa4
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#fcdfa4 · #b7d4b7 · #2384e6 · #8b594b · #2a345a · #12072a
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#fcdfa4 · #bdc6d6 · #6291ac · #56497b · #002538 · #010007
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#fcdfa4 · #b4cacd · #57969d · #6a426c · #321434 · #000304
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#fcdfa4 · #b6cbc4 · #5e9787 · #3c5280 · #3a1124 · #000008
#FCE3AF · #FCE6BA · #FCEAC5 · #FCEDCF · #FCF1DA
#CFB580 · #A48D5E · #7A673D · #54431F · #302202
#F7E0B2 · #F1E1C0 · #ECE2CD
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.