#E49B0FResin yellow-orange from Southeast Asian trees — warmer and deeper than cadmium.
Gamboge is a gum resin used as a watercolor yellow for centuries. It browns with age and light, which is why old maps and botanical plates show a honeyed orange rather than a clean lemon.
Also searched as gamboge, resin yellow, gum yellow, warm yellow orange.
Each palette anchors on Gamboge #E49B0F and is validated under daylight, incandescent, fluorescent, and LED light.
Paper, ceramic, airy interiors
light #fff0df, support #edd2a4, support #e4bc8c, anchor #e49b0f, support #ae8e5f, dark #412800
Monochrome UI scales and finish studies
light #ffeac7, anchor #e49b0f, support #cc8822, support #886600, support #5c3c0d, dark #341c02
The neighborhood at full voice — foliage, fruit, saturated print
light #ead3a2, anchor #e49b0f, support #b19338, support #8c6143, support #463f17, dark #251706
The neighborhood at full voice — foliage, fruit, saturated print
light #eacdb7, anchor #e49b0f, support #d87c3b, support #75663e, support #5c3612, dark #251706
One opposed voice — editorial and brand statements
light #dedeb6, anchor #e49b0f, support #c2877b, counterpoint #126da8, support #2b3458, dark #0f082c
Warm against cool — the mid-gap companion the complement skips
light #e3ecc5, anchor #e49b0f, support #9c9d76, counterpoint #3d8481, support #2e3d36, dark #07140c
A defensible odd couple — editorial and fashion risk
light #edefcb, anchor #e49b0f, counterpoint #4b916c, support #6b654e, support #2e3c2c, dark #061106
One opposed voice — editorial and brand statements
light #b5dfc9, anchor #e49b0f, counterpoint #8596d2, counterpoint #466e77, support #2d3951, dark #121205
Interiors, packaging, textiles — the warm mid-gap pairing
light #fee9da, anchor #e49b0f, support #b88e72, counterpoint #be4236, support #45342d, dark #1b0d07
Interiors, packaging, textiles — the cool mid-gap pairing
light #dce1b8, anchor #e49b0f, support #a09574, counterpoint #418638, support #363a2d, dark #0f0d04
Brand systems, print, identity
light #f5efe5, anchor #e49b0f, support #a0968d, support #73624a, support #3d3732, dark #16110d