#FFCB5DNacho (#FFCB5D) is a very light, saturated yellow with an OKLCH hue of 84°, lightness 0.87 and chroma 0.139. 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 | #FFCB5D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(255, 203, 93) |
| HSL | hsl(41, 100%, 68%) |
| HSV | hsv(41, 64%, 100%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 20%, 64%, 0%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(84.4 7 60.4) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.868 0.139 84) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Nacho shifts subtly: leans toward red; in north-facing or shaded light it is virtually unchanged. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 1.5), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#ffc552 — ΔE 1.5, shifts subtly: leans toward red#ffcb59 — ΔE 0.3, is virtually unchanged#ffcb5d — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#ffcc5f — ΔE 0.3, is virtually unchangedTest Nacho 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 1.51:1 and against black 13.95:1, 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 · #ffcb5d · #c89a35 · #9e750e · #735300 · #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.
#ffcb5d · #f9af5a · #ec955e · #da7e65 · #c46a6c · #ab5970
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.
#ffcb5d · #a0be92 · #b78d31 · #4f882b · #745400 · #2c481c
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.
#ffcb5d · #bdaf93 · #a58b57 · #3c63b6 · #422f00 · #221500
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#ffcb5d · #b0b7c4 · #887f6d · #484d55 · #271e0b · #000104
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 · #ffcb5d
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#eaf3ce · #ffcb5d · #b0c98f · #227fee · #313e6a · #110728
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#c9f7ff · #ffcb5d · #9ac1d3 · #7673c8 · #364264 · #1b0b03
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#ffcb5d · #98bfc3 · #00919b · #6f2b77 · #37003d · #000203
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#ffcb5d · #9cc0b4 · #10957a · #234697 · #3f0023 · #000012
#FFD277 · #FFD98F · #FFE0A4 · #FFE7B8 · #FFEDCC
#D3A43F · #A87F1E · #7F5D00 · #553D00 · #2F1F00
#F6CE7D · #EDD097 · #E4D1AF
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.