#FBDD7EWheat (#FBDD7E) is a very light, soft yellow with an OKLCH hue of 92°, lightness 0.9 and chroma 0.12. 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 | #FBDD7E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(251, 221, 126) |
| HSL | hsl(46, 94%, 74%) |
| HSV | hsv(46, 50%, 98%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 12%, 50%, 2%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(88.8 -1.4 50.1) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.903 0.120 92) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Wheat shifts subtly: leans toward orange; in north-facing or shaded light it is virtually unchanged. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 1.5), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#ffd773 — ΔE 1.5, shifts subtly: leans toward orange#ffdd7a — ΔE 0.6, is virtually unchanged#fbdd7e — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#fbde80 — ΔE 0.3, is virtually unchangedTest Wheat 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 1.33:1 and against black 15.75:1, 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.
#fbdd7e · #e4c76d · #baa04e · #917b2f · #6b570c · #453600
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.
#fbdd7e · #f6c172 · #eca86e · #dc906f · #c87b71 · #b16972
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.
#fbdd7e · #a8c9a7 · #b69e50 · #509351 · #776213 · #315231
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.
#fbdd7e · #c3bba2 · #a7996a · #45549d · #463a11 · #271f06
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#fbdd7e · #bec1cd · #8d8778 · #4f5159 · #262111 · #010104
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.
#eef1fd · #c5c9d6 · #989dac · #1f2436 · #020412 · #fbdd7e
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#fbdd7e · #bad3b4 · #3789f4 · #835a49 · #2b365e · #051419
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#fbdd7e · #debfda · #a081d1 · #4b6175 · #2a3856 · #0e1204
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#fbdd7e · #a8c9d0 · #2e97a9 · #76346e · #3b0536 · #000204
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#fbdd7e · #a9cac4 · #339a8c · #3c4a93 · #44001d · #01000f
#FBE18F · #FCE5A0 · #FCE9B0 · #FCEDBF · #FDF1CE
#CEB45D · #A48C3E · #7B661D · #544200 · #2D2200
#F5DE96 · #EFDEAB · #E9DFBF
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.