#FFD678Yuma Gold (#FFD678) is a very light, soft yellow with an OKLCH hue of 86°, lightness 0.89 and chroma 0.122. 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 | #FFD678 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(255, 214, 120) |
| HSL | hsl(42, 100%, 74%) |
| HSV | hsv(42, 53%, 100%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 16%, 53%, 0%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(87.3 3.2 51.3) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.892 0.122 86) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Yuma 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 ≈ 1.5), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#ffd06d — ΔE 1.5, shifts subtly: leans toward orange#ffd674 — ΔE 0.4, is virtually unchanged#ffd678 — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#ffd77a — ΔE 0.3, is virtually unchangedTest Yuma 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 1.39:1 and against black 15.14:1, 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.
#fff0d1 · #ffd678 · #c09d4a · #97782b · #705506 · #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.
#ffd678 · #f8bb70 · #eca16f · #db8a71 · #c67674 · #ae6575
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.
#ffd678 · #a8c59f · #b8974a · #578f44 · #795c09 · #334e2a
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.
#ffd678 · #c2b79e · #a89366 · #38529b · #46360c · #261c03
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#ffd678 · #b9beca · #8c8475 · #4d5058 · #272010 · #000103
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 · #ffd678
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#eff9d3 · #ffd678 · #b6d295 · #2890e9 · #344170 · #051216
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#ffd678 · #b3bed7 · #448eb8 · #583e8a · #002437 · #02000c
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#ffd678 · #a4c6ca · #2395a2 · #713473 · #38053a · #000304
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#ffd678 · #a7c7be · #349883 · #314b92 · #420022 · #00000f
#FFDB8B · #FFE09D · #FFE6AD · #FFEABD · #FFEFCD
#D2AE58 · #A78739 · #7E6219 · #564000 · #2F2100
#F8D891 · #F0D9A7 · #E8DABB
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.