#F8B500Waxy Corn (#F8B500) is a light, saturated yellow with an OKLCH hue of 82°, lightness 0.81 and chroma 0.168. 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 | #F8B500 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(248, 181, 0) |
| HSL | hsl(44, 100%, 49%) |
| HSV | hsv(44, 100%, 97%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 27%, 100%, 3%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(77.9 12.6 80.5) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.814 0.168 82) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Waxy Corn shifts subtly: drifts toward orange; in north-facing or shaded light it is virtually unchanged. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 1.5), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#fcaf00 — ΔE 1.5, shifts subtly: drifts toward orange#feb500 — ΔE 1.0, shifts subtly: drifts toward orange#f8b500 — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#f8b606 — ΔE 0.2, is virtually unchangedTest Waxy Corn 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 1.81:1 and against black 11.6:1, 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.
#fff0d5 · #f8b500 · #d09700 · #a17400 · #745300 · #4a3300
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.
#dfe97f · #ebd14d · #f8b500 · #f1982a · #e27f43 · #cd6954
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.
#f8b500 · #8eaf78 · #aa7b00 · #417800 · #634600 · #1c3a00
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.
#f7e3c1 · #f8b500 · #bd9a5a · #386ed4 · #553c00 · #332100
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#f8b500 · #9ea6b5 · #7e725e · #404650 · #251a04 · #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.
#ecf2fd · #c2c9d5 · #949caa · #192233 · #00030f · #f8b500
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#f8b500 · #95a7c6 · #4671c2 · #053b9d · #00144e · #0d0500
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#beebdf · #f8b500 · #ae9fdb · #385b75 · #333d5e · #111204
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#f8b500 · #81b0b3 · #00848b · #6c1479 · #32003a · #000203
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#f8b500 · #86b1a2 · #00886c · #053b9d · #3a0021 · #000012
#FBC048 · #FDCA6A · #FFD588 · #FFDFA7 · #FFEAC4
#CB9300 · #A07300 · #775500 · #503800 · #2D1D00
#EDB953 · #E2BC78 · #D6BF96
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.