#FBEC5EMaizena (#FBEC5E) is a very light, saturated yellow with an OKLCH hue of 103°, lightness 0.93 and chroma 0.16. 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 | #FBEC5E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(251, 236, 94) |
| HSL | hsl(54, 95%, 68%) |
| HSV | hsv(54, 63%, 98%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 6%, 63%, 2%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(92.3 -11.3 68.4) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.929 0.160 103) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Maizena shifts subtly: leans toward orange; in north-facing or shaded light it is virtually unchanged. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 1.7), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#ffe552 — ΔE 1.7, shifts subtly: leans toward orange#ffec59 — ΔE 0.6, is virtually unchanged#fbec5e — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#fbed60 — ΔE 0.3, is virtually unchangedTest Maizena 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 1.22:1 and against black 17.26:1, 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.
#fbec5e · #dbcd46 · #b2a523 · #8a7f00 · #635b00 · #3f3900
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.
#fbec5e · #ffcd4a · #fbaf47 · #f09450 · #df7c5b · #c96864
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.
#fbec5e · #7eb792 · #988c00 · #008149 · #595100 · #004122
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.
#fbec5e · #c9c6a2 · #aba462 · #5a50b9 · #4a4400 · #2b2701
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#fbec5e · #c8c9d9 · #918f79 · #54545f · #26240c · #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.
#f0f1fc · #c7c7d5 · #999aaa · #202032 · #03020f · #fbec5e
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#fbec5e · #bedbbe · #be2ff3 · #52724d · #29345b · #200617
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#fbec5e · #e3c4de · #7b9db9 · #6a47a5 · #2d3a59 · #150c03
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#fbec5e · #a9d2e2 · #009dc3 · #8c236c · #430030 · #000408
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#fbec5e · #a7d5d3 · #00a2a0 · #4e41a9 · #480014 · #020010
#FBEE77 · #FAF08D · #FAF2A0 · #FAF4B3 · #FAF6C4
#CEC03B · #A29611 · #786E00 · #4F4800 · #2A2600
#F7EC84 · #F2EBA3 · #EEEABE
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.