Brightness comes from 252 red and 217 green; blue contributes 23. That recipe lets #FCD917 glow warmly instead of reading neon.

Midnight violet makes the illusion strongest.

Deep teal gives it a more contemporary evening setting, whereas wax ivory builds a gentle tonal range for invitations and table details.

One yellow square can change the apparent light of an entire page.

Candlelight works that way: it reads as a glow source even without a gradient or halo.

Tints

Shades

Triadic

Monochromatic

Analogous

Complementary