#FEDE4FRoyal Star (#FEDE4F) is a very light, saturated yellow with an OKLCH hue of 96°, lightness 0.9 and chroma 0.159. 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 | #FEDE4F |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(254, 222, 79) |
| HSL | hsl(49, 99%, 65%) |
| HSV | hsv(49, 69%, 100%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 13%, 69%, 0%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(88.9 -3.9 70.9) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.903 0.159 96) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Royal Star shifts subtly: leans toward orange; in north-facing or shaded light it is virtually unchanged. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 1.4), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#ffd843 — ΔE 1.4, shifts subtly: leans toward orange#ffde4a — ΔE 0.3, is virtually unchanged#fede4f — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#fedf51 — ΔE 0.2, is virtually unchangedTest Royal Star 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 15.78:1, 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.
#fede4f · #e7c83d · #bca115 · #927b00 · #695800 · #433700
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.
#fede4f · #ffbf43 · #f8a247 · #ea8852 · #d7725e · #c05f67
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.
#fede4f · #9ccda2 · #b89e22 · #229a46 · #766300 · #21552c
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.
#fede4f · #c4bc99 · #a99958 · #494eb5 · #473b00 · #271f00
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#fede4f · #bec1d1 · #8d8872 · #4f515b · #27210a · #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 · #c5c8d6 · #989bab · #1f2233 · #020310 · #fede4f
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#fede4f · #bad3b4 · #bb836d · #1b67a7 · #28355c · #040f13
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#fede4f · #e2bed5 · #8197b9 · #79459a · #2a3856 · #170b03
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#fede4f · #9fcad6 · #0097b2 · #832172 · #3f0035 · #000407
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#fede4f · #a0ccc6 · #009c92 · #3e41a7 · #450019 · #010011
#FEE26C · #FEE685 · #FEEB9A · #FEEEAE · #FEF2C2
#D1B42C · #A68C00 · #7A6700 · #514400 · #2C2300
#F7DF79 · #F0DF99 · #EAE0B4
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.