#DCC61FPaella (#DCC61F) is a very light, saturated yellow with an OKLCH hue of 101°, lightness 0.82 and chroma 0.165. 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 | #DCC61F |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(220, 198, 31) |
| HSL | hsl(53, 75%, 49%) |
| HSV | hsv(53, 86%, 86%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 10%, 86%, 14%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(79.4 -7.9 76.1) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.820 0.165 101) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Paella shifts subtly: leans toward orange; in north-facing or shaded light it is virtually unchanged. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 1.6), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#e2c008 — ΔE 1.6, shifts subtly: leans toward orange#e2c615 — ΔE 0.9, shifts subtly: leans toward orange#dcc61f — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#dcc722 — ΔE 0.2, is virtually unchangedTest Paella 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 1.73:1 and against black 12.14:1, 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.
#fff4ab · #dcc61f · #b7a400 · #8d7e00 · #655a00 · #403800
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.
#bef298 · #cbde65 · #dcc61f · #dda811 · #d68c26 · #c87439
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.
#dcc61f · #7cb48c · #988700 · #007e41 · #584e00 · #003f1d
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.
#efeac4 · #dcc61f · #aea35e · #544eba · #4c4300 · #2d2700
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#dcc61f · #a5a6b6 · #797660 · #444550 · #201d05 · #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.
#eff1fd · #c6c8d5 · #999baa · #1f2032 · #03020f · #dcc61f
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#d3e7c5 · #dcc61f · #90ba81 · #2b84f3 · #353963 · #051319
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#bce4f9 · #dcc61f · #9ab1d5 · #834aa1 · #323d5e · #180c03
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#dcc61f · #86afbe · #0082a0 · #7b0860 · #38002a · #00050a
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#dcc61f · #84b2af · #008783 · #3c309b · #3d0011 · #010010
#E1CE50 · #E6D770 · #EBDF8B · #F1E7A4 · #F6EFBC
#B5A100 · #8E7E00 · #695D00 · #463E00 · #262100
#D7C65A · #D1C67D · #CCC699
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.