#F7D07APopcorn (#F7D07A) is a very light, soft yellow with an OKLCH hue of 86°, lightness 0.87 and chroma 0.114. 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 | #F7D07A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(247, 208, 122) |
| HSL | hsl(41, 89%, 72%) |
| HSV | hsv(41, 51%, 97%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 16%, 51%, 3%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(85.1 3.2 47.5) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.873 0.114 86) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Popcorn 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.
#fdca6f — ΔE 1.6, shifts subtly: leans toward orange#fed076 — ΔE 1.1, shifts subtly: leans toward orange#f7d07a — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#f7d17c — ΔE 0.3, is virtually unchangedTest Popcorn 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 1.47:1 and against black 14.26:1, 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.
#fff0d1 · #f7d07a · #bf9d51 · #967832 · #6f5511 · #483400
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.
#f7d07a · #efb571 · #e39d6f · #d1866f · #bc7371 · #a56171
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.
#f7d07a · #a4be9b · #b1924c · #568842 · #73570f · #304827
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.
#f7d07a · #bcb19a · #a18e64 · #385396 · #41310b · #211702
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#f7d07a · #b3b8c3 · #878072 · #4a4d55 · #251f10 · #000103
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.
#edf2fd · #c3c9d6 · #959caa · #1b2233 · #01030f · #f7d07a
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#edf6d0 · #f7d07a · #b2c793 · #1a6ba5 · #314368 · #041114
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#f7d07a · #aeb8cf · #4489b0 · #543e84 · #002335 · #02000b
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#f7d07a · #a0bfc3 · #2b909b · #6c346f · #350737 · #000304
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#f7d07a · #a3c0b7 · #39937e · #2f498b · #3f0121 · #00000e
#F8D68C · #FADC9D · #FBE2AE · #FCE8BE · #FEEECE
#CCA95B · #A2833D · #7A5F1E · #543E00 · #2E2000
#F0D290 · #E9D3A4 · #E2D4B7
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.