#FCE883Sandworm (#FCE883) is a very light, soft yellow with an OKLCH hue of 98°, lightness 0.93 and chroma 0.124. 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 | #FCE883 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(252, 232, 131) |
| HSL | hsl(50, 95%, 75%) |
| HSV | hsv(50, 48%, 99%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 8%, 48%, 1%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(91.7 -6.2 51.3) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.926 0.124 98) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Sandworm 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.
#ffe277 — ΔE 1.6, shifts subtly: leans toward orange#ffe87f — ΔE 0.5, is virtually unchanged#fce883 — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#fce985 — ΔE 0.3, is virtually unchangedTest Sandworm 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 1.23:1 and against black 17.01:1, 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.
#fce883 · #ddca6c · #b4a34d · #8c7d2e · #67590b · #423800
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.
#fce883 · #f9cc74 · #f1b16e · #e4986d · #d1836f · #bb6f71
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.
#fce883 · #8bb293 · #998935 · #267e43 · #5c4f00 · #163e21
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.
#fce883 · #c9c4a9 · #aba170 · #898054 · #5155a3 · #2b260a
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#fce883 · #c6c8d5 · #908d7c · #53545c · #262312 · #010103
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 · #c6c8d6 · #999baa · #1f2233 · #030210 · #fce883
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#fce883 · #c3c8e2 · #7f86c8 · #474a97 · #1a1753 · #070400
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#fce883 · #c3c8e2 · #5a92c6 · #683e88 · #002443 · #03000a
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#fce883 · #afd0da · #359bb5 · #7f356c · #3f0333 · #000408
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#fce883 · #afd2ce · #2fa098 · #474a97 · #480018 · #01000f
#FCEB94 · #FCEDA3 · #FBEFB2 · #FBF2C0 · #FBF4CE
#CFBD61 · #A39340 · #7A6B1F · #524600 · #2C2500
#F7E89C · #F3E8B2 · #EEE8C6
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.