#FFC512Sunflower (#FFC512) is a very light, saturated yellow with an OKLCH hue of 87°, lightness 0.85 and chroma 0.172. 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 | #FFC512 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(255, 197, 18) |
| HSL | hsl(45, 100%, 54%) |
| HSV | hsv(45, 93%, 100%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 23%, 93%, 0%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(82.5 7.4 82.2) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.852 0.172 87) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Sunflower 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.
#ffbf00 — ΔE 1.4, shifts subtly: leans toward orange#ffc500 — ΔE 0.3, is virtually unchanged#ffc512 — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#ffc617 — ΔE 0.2, is virtually unchangedTest Sunflower 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 1.59:1 and against black 13.25:1, 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.
#fff1d0 · #ffc512 · #ca9a00 · #9c7700 · #705500 · #483500
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.
#f0e373 · #ffc512 · #fca624 · #f08b3c · #de7350 · #c75f5d
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.
#ffc512 · #93bc87 · #b38900 · #328802 · #6c5100 · #1e460f
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.
#ffc512 · #baaa87 · #a38641 · #2c4bb5 · #3c2c00 · #1d1200
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#ffc512 · #abb2c2 · #857b65 · #464b55 · #271d05 · #000105
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 · #ffc512
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#e8f1cc · #ffc512 · #acc18d · #1c6eaa · #2d4069 · #051317
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#c4f4ec · #ffc512 · #c1b1e1 · #3e5f7b · #32415e · #0e1104
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#ffc512 · #8bbcc2 · #008d9a · #77157a · #370039 · #000304
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#ffc512 · #8fbdb1 · #00917b · #213da6 · #3e001f · #010015
#FFCE52 · #FFD675 · #FFDE92 · #FFE5AC · #FFEDC5
#D1A000 · #A47D00 · #7A5C00 · #523C00 · #2D1F00
#F5C85B · #EBCB81 · #E0CCA0
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.