#E9D7ABBeeswax (#E9D7AB) is a very light, muted yellow with an OKLCH hue of 88°, lightness 0.88 and chroma 0.061. 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 | #E9D7AB |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(233, 215, 171) |
| HSL | hsl(43, 58%, 79%) |
| HSV | hsv(43, 27%, 91%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 8%, 27%, 9%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(86.4 -0.4 24) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.883 0.061 88) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Beeswax shifts subtly: drifts toward orange; in north-facing or shaded light it is virtually unchanged. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 1.8), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#f0d19f — ΔE 1.8, shifts subtly: drifts toward orange#f0d8a7 — ΔE 1.1, shifts subtly: leans toward orange#e9d7ab — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#e9d8ae — ΔE 0.4, is virtually unchangedTest Beeswax 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 1.42:1 and against black 14.77:1, 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.
#fff1ce · #e9d7ab · #b0a17b · #897b5a · #64583b · #41371d
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.
#e9d7ab · #e2be92 · #d4a788 · #c39281 · #b07f7b · #9a6d74
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.
#e9d7ab · #acbfa8 · #a9986b · #63865c · #6c5d35 · #374934
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.
#e9d7ab · #bbb5a5 · #9d9277 · #475783 · #3e351f · #201b0d
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#e9d7ab · #b8bbc2 · #878379 · #4d4f53 · #242016 · #010102
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.
#e9d7ab · #aaa18c · #554a2f · #392d10 · #150d00 · #e9bf4d
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#ecfad5 · #e9d7ab · #a8cc92 · #9372a9 · #4655af · #160520
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#e9d7ab · #b5bbcb · #6189a3 · #544572 · #002338 · #020006
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#e9d7ab · #acc0c3 · #568d96 · #653f63 · #30132f · #000304
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#e9d7ab · #adc1bb · #5a8f83 · #3d4d78 · #371120 · #000008
#ECDCB5 · #EFE1C0 · #F1E6CA · #F4EBD4 · #F7F0DE
#BFAF88 · #978866 · #706446 · #4C4228 · #2A220B
#E5D7B5 · #E2D8BF · #DED8C8
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.