#FFDD66Lemon Tart (#FFDD66) is a very light, saturated yellow with an OKLCH hue of 93°, lightness 0.9 and chroma 0.142. 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 | #FFDD66 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(255, 221, 102) |
| HSL | hsl(47, 100%, 70%) |
| HSV | hsv(47, 60%, 100%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 13%, 60%, 0%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(88.9 -1.7 61.4) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.904 0.142 93) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Lemon Tart shifts subtly: leans toward orange; in north-facing or shaded light it is virtually unchanged. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 1.5), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#ffd75b — ΔE 1.5, shifts subtly: leans toward orange#ffdd61 — ΔE 0.4, is virtually unchanged#ffdd66 — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#ffde68 — ΔE 0.3, is virtually unchangedTest Lemon Tart 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 1.33:1 and against black 15.79:1, 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.
#ffdd66 · #e7c755 · #bda035 · #947a0f · #6b5700 · #443700
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.
#ffdd66 · #fdc05b · #f4a45c · #e58c62 · #d17669 · #ba646e
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.
#ffdd66 · #a3cca3 · #b99d3a · #409748 · #786200 · #2b542d
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.
#ffdd66 · #c5bc9d · #aa9960 · #4451aa · #483a02 · #281f00
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#ffdd66 · #bec2cf · #8d8875 · #4f515b · #27210d · #010105
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.
#eef1fd · #c5c9d6 · #989cab · #1f2335 · #020311 · #ffdd66
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#ffdd66 · #b8d4b6 · #74a470 · #8928e9 · #2b355c · #1a0518
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#ffdd66 · #a6d4de · #7798ae · #664eb7 · #2b364d · #1a0e04
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#ffdd66 · #a3cad3 · #0098af · #7d2c72 · #3e0037 · #000305
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#ffdd66 · #a4ccc5 · #009d8f · #3b469e · #45001c · #010011
#FFE17D · #FFE691 · #FEEAA4 · #FEEEB6 · #FEF1C7
#D2B346 · #A78C24 · #7D6600 · #534300 · #2D2300
#F8DE86 · #F1DFA1 · #EBDFB9
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.