#E4D4BEBread Crumb (#E4D4BE) is a very light, muted orange with an OKLCH hue of 76°, lightness 0.88 and chroma 0.034. It sits on the warm side of the color wheel. In practice it behaves as a background color — quiet over large surfaces.
| HEX | #E4D4BE |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(228, 212, 190) |
| HSL | hsl(35, 41%, 82%) |
| HSV | hsv(35, 17%, 89%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 7%, 17%, 11%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(85.7 2 12.9) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.877 0.034 76) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Bread Crumb shifts subtly: leans toward red, gains intensity; in north-facing or shaded light it is virtually unchanged. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 2), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#ecceb1 — ΔE 2.0, shifts subtly: leans toward red, gains intensity#ebd5ba — ΔE 1.2, shifts subtly: leans toward red#e4d4be — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#e4d5c1 — ΔE 0.4, is virtually unchangedTest Bread Crumb 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 1.45:1 and against black 14.46:1, 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.
#ffefdb · #e4d4be · #aea08d · #877b6a · #625749 · #3f362a
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.
#e4d4be · #e6b995 · #d6a38d · #c38f87 · #ad7c81 · #966b7b
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.
#e4d4be · #afbba2 · #ae926b · #6d8251 · #705835 · #3b462e
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.
#e4d4be · #bcb2a4 · #6787b2 · #5f4f38 · #40321e · #21180c
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#e4d4be · #b5bac0 · #878178 · #4b4e53 · #251f16 · #010204
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.
#e4d4be · #a69e93 · #4e4538 · #32281b · #100700 · #f5b44c
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#e4d4be · #b0bbc8 · #6a84a6 · #314f76 · #081f3d · #0f0500
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#e4d4be · #b0bbc8 · #5a8a9d · #4b4775 · #002431 · #010007
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#e4d4be · #aabebe · #548d8d · #5e416a · #2b1534 · #000202
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#e4d4be · #adbeb6 · #5e8e79 · #314f76 · #341126 · #000007
#E7D9C6 · #EBDFCE · #EEE4D6 · #F2EADE · #F5EFE6
#BBAC99 · #938775 · #6D6254 · #4A4134 · #292117
#E1D5C3 · #DED5C8 · #DBD6CE
Its high lightness and low chroma make it a natural background or large-surface color. In palettes it pairs most predictably with its tonal ramp and analogous neighbors; reserve the complementary hue for small, deliberate contrast.