#FCF679Straw Gold (#FCF679) is a near-white, saturated yellow with an OKLCH hue of 106°, lightness 0.95 and chroma 0.147. 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 | #FCF679 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(252, 246, 121) |
| HSL | hsl(57, 96%, 73%) |
| HSV | hsv(57, 52%, 99%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 2%, 52%, 1%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(95.2 -13.9 60) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.953 0.147 106) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Straw Gold 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.
#ffef6d — ΔE 1.7, shifts subtly: leans toward orange#fff774 — ΔE 0.7, is virtually unchanged#fcf679 — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#fcf77c — ΔE 0.3, is virtually unchangedTest Straw Gold 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 1.13:1 and against black 18.6:1, 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.
#fcf679 · #d4cf5b · #aca73c · #86801b · #615c00 · #3d3a00
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.
#fcf679 · #ffd865 · #fcbb5c · #f1a05e · #e18864 · #cd736a
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.
#fcf679 · #87be9e · #9a9429 · #008855 · #5d5900 · #02482b
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.
#fcf679 · #cfcead · #afac70 · #8c8a55 · #6154b4 · #2f2e0b
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#fcf679 · #d1d0df · #959480 · #575761 · #262510 · #010004
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.
#f1f0fc · #c7c7d5 · #9a9aaa · #212032 · #03020e · #fcf679
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#fcf679 · #c4e3c7 · #d43bf4 · #527650 · #29365e · #210610
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#fcf679 · #b5def0 · #8ba1bf · #7e469a · #2e3b5b · #150d03
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#fcf679 · #b5d9e9 · #27a1ca · #8e2d69 · #46002f · #00050b
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#fcf679 · #b1dcdc · #00a8aa · #5546a5 · #4b0011 · #02000f
#FBF78C · #FAF79D · #FAF7AD · #F9F7BC · #F9F8CA
#CEC856 · #A29C33 · #787307 · #4F4B00 · #2A2700
#F9F597 · #F6F4B2 · #F4F3CA
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.