#FFE500Star (#FFE500) is a very light, saturated yellow with an OKLCH hue of 101°, lightness 0.91 and chroma 0.191. 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 | #FFE500 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(255, 229, 0) |
| HSL | hsl(54, 100%, 50%) |
| HSV | hsv(54, 100%, 100%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 10%, 100%, 0%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(90.5 -8.9 89.6) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.915 0.191 101) |
Under warm 2700K interior light 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 ≈ 1.7), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#ffde00 — ΔE 1.7, shifts subtly: leans toward orange#ffe500 — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#ffe500 — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#ffe609 — ΔE 0.2, is virtually unchangedTest 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 1.28:1 and against black 16.46:1, 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.
#ffe500 · #e2cb00 · #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.
#ffe500 · #ffc637 · #ffa624 · #f88732 · #e66e4b · #cf5a5d
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.
#ffe500 · #92d5a5 · #b8a500 · #009f54 · #756800 · #045b2e
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.
#ffe500 · #c7c197 · #ab9f4c · #5448c8 · #473f00 · #292300
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#ffe500 · #c2c4d7 · #8f8b71 · #51525f · #272205 · #010006
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.
#f0f1fd · #c6c8d5 · #999aaa · #1f2032 · #03020f · #ffe500
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#ffe500 · #bec2eb · #7c7ce3 · #4838b7 · #1e0067 · #060400
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#ffe500 · #a9d9d8 · #ae80d3 · #50688d · #2f3450 · #091304
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#ffe500 · #9dcfe0 · #0099bc · #910171 · #410031 · #00050a
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#ffe500 · #9bd2ce · #009f9a · #4838b7 · #470015 · #010010
#FEE84E · #FEEC70 · #FDEF8B · #FDF2A3 · #FDF4B9
#D0BA00 · #A39100 · #786B00 · #4F4600 · #2A2500
#F9E663 · #F2E68E · #ECE5B0
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.