#EBD147Aurora (#EBD147) is a very light, saturated yellow with an OKLCH hue of 98°, lightness 0.86 and chroma 0.154. 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 | #EBD147 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(235, 209, 71) |
| HSL | hsl(50, 80%, 60%) |
| HSV | hsv(50, 70%, 92%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 11%, 70%, 8%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(83.8 -5.7 68.4) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.859 0.154 98) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Aurora shifts subtly: leans toward orange; in north-facing or shaded light it is virtually unchanged. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 1.6), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#f1cb3b — ΔE 1.6, shifts subtly: leans toward orange#f2d142 — ΔE 1.0, shifts subtly: leans toward orange#ebd147 — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#ebd249 — ΔE 0.2, is virtually unchangedTest Aurora 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 1.53:1 and against black 13.74:1, 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.
#fff3b7 · #ebd147 · #b9a21b · #907c00 · #675900 · #423800
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.
#dde989 · #ebd147 · #ebb33b · #e4973f · #d67e49 · #c36953
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.
#ebd147 · #8dbf97 · #a79216 · #008c40 · #665700 · #124924
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.
#ebd147 · #b5ae8d · #998c4e · #4f50b3 · #393000 · #1b1600
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#ebd147 · #b0b3c2 · #827e69 · #494b55 · #231f08 · #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.
#eff1fd · #c6c8d6 · #999baa · #1f2233 · #030210 · #ebd147
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#e2f6d3 · #ebd147 · #95c78a · #926da6 · #104db9 · #05131a
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#dbf3ff · #ebd147 · #a5bfdf · #81489d · #313d5e · #190c03
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#ebd147 · #93bbc8 · #008ca8 · #7c1c67 · #3b002f · #000408
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#ebd147 · #93beb9 · #009189 · #3d3b9c · #410015 · #010010
#EED766 · #F1DE80 · #F4E497 · #F6EAAC · #F9F0C1
#C2AA26 · #998500 · #716100 · #4B4000 · #292200
#E5D26F · #DFD28E · #DAD2A8
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.