#E3B982Cane Sugar (#E3B982) is a light, soft orange with an OKLCH hue of 74°, lightness 0.81 and chroma 0.086. 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 | #E3B982 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(227, 185, 130) |
| HSL | hsl(34, 63%, 70%) |
| HSV | hsv(34, 43%, 89%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 19%, 43%, 11%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(77.7 8 33.6) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.810 0.086 74) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Cane Sugar shifts subtly: leans toward red; 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.
#e8b478 — ΔE 1.5, shifts subtly: leans toward red#e9b97e — ΔE 1.0, shifts subtly: leans toward red#e3b982 — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#e3ba84 — ΔE 0.3, is virtually unchangedTest Cane Sugar 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 1.82:1 and against black 11.53:1, 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 · #e3b982 · #c19b68 · #987648 · #70532a · #4b320c
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.
#e5e3af · #e4ce96 · #e3b982 · #d5a27c · #c38d78 · #af7a74
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.
#e3b982 · #9ba78a · #9e7d50 · #5a6f35 · #61441b · #2b3519
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.
#efe3d2 · #e3b982 · #668ebf · #6e5a40 · #4e3c26 · #2d2213
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#e3b982 · #a0a5ac · #797268 · #42454a · #221a11 · #000102
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.
#ebf3fb · #c1cad4 · #939da8 · #182331 · #00030d · #e3b982
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#dce4bf · #e3b982 · #9cb37f · #624bc1 · #2c3b66 · #19051e
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#e3b982 · #9aa6b5 · #427c91 · #403e71 · #00202b · #010009
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#e3b982 · #93aaa9 · #3c807f · #553665 · #280e33 · #000202
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#e3b982 · #97aaa0 · #4b8068 · #204672 · #310a24 · #00020e
#E8C393 · #EDCCA3 · #F1D6B3 · #F6E0C3 · #FBE9D4
#BC9665 · #967549 · #71552E · #4F3714 · #2F1B00
#DCBB91 · #D5BD9E · #CEBEAB
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.