#EFB435Baklava (#EFB435) is a light, saturated yellow with an OKLCH hue of 82°, lightness 0.8 and chroma 0.15. 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 | #EFB435 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(239, 180, 53) |
| HSL | hsl(41, 85%, 57%) |
| HSV | hsv(41, 78%, 94%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 25%, 78%, 6%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(76.8 10.3 68.4) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.804 0.150 82) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Baklava shifts subtly: drifts 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.
#f4ae2a — ΔE 1.5, shifts subtly: drifts toward orange#f5b430 — ΔE 0.9, shifts subtly: drifts toward orange#efb435 — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#efb537 — ΔE 0.2, is virtually unchangedTest Baklava 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 1.87:1 and against black 11.25:1, 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.
#fff0d5 · #efb435 · #ce9815 · #a07400 · #745300 · #4a3300
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.
#dee88b · #e6d060 · #efb435 · #e7983f · #d8804c · #c36b57
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.
#efb435 · #8daa7a · #a67800 · #3f7500 · #5f4300 · #1c3704
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.
#f2e0c1 · #efb435 · #b69860 · #3d6dc7 · #523900 · #2f1f00
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#efb435 · #9ca3b0 · #7b705e · #3f444d · #241a06 · #000104
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.
#ecf2fd · #c2c9d6 · #949caa · #192233 · #00030f · #efb435
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#efb435 · #94a3c0 · #4a70b7 · #103c93 · #00134e · #0d0500
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#b3e2ea · #efb435 · #8bb0c7 · #61439e · #2d3c5c · #1c0a03
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#efb435 · #82acaf · #008289 · #671d72 · #310039 · #000203
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#efb435 · #87ac9f · #00856a · #103c93 · #390020 · #000012
#F3BF59 · #F6CA76 · #FAD48F · #FDDEA8 · #FFE9C2
#C69212 · #9D7200 · #755300 · #4F3700 · #2C1D00
#E5B760 · #DBBA7E · #D1BC98
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.