#EBDBC1Clam Up (#EBDBC1) is a very light, muted yellow with an OKLCH hue of 80°, lightness 0.9 and chroma 0.039. It sits on the warm side of the color wheel. In practice it behaves as a background color — quiet over large surfaces.
| HEX | #EBDBC1 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(235, 219, 193) |
| HSL | hsl(37, 51%, 84%) |
| HSV | hsv(37, 18%, 92%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 7%, 18%, 8%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(88.1 1.3 14.8) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.898 0.039 80) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Clam Up shifts subtly: drifts toward orange, gains intensity; in north-facing or shaded light it shifts subtly: drifts toward orange. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 2), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#f3d5b4 — ΔE 2.0, shifts subtly: drifts toward orange, gains intensity#f2dcbd — ΔE 1.2, shifts subtly: drifts toward orange#ebdbc1 — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#ebdcc4 — ΔE 0.4, shifts subtly: drifts toward orangeTest Clam Up 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 1.36:1 and against black 15.44:1, 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.
#fff0d7 · #ebdbc1 · #aea08a · #877b68 · #625847 · #3f3728
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.
#ebdbc1 · #ebc099 · #dcaa91 · #c9958a · #b48285 · #9d717e
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.
#ebdbc1 · #b4c2aa · #b39a70 · #6f895a · #755f3a · #3f4c35
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.
#ebdbc1 · #c1b9aa · #5e78a4 · #64553d · #443823 · #251d10
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#ebdbc1 · #bcc0c7 · #8b867c · #4e5155 · #252017 · #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.
#ebdbc1 · #a8a093 · #524939 · #362c1c · #140b00 · #f3b94d
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#ebdbc1 · #b7d4b7 · #be866e · #705ab2 · #253259 · #1c061e
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#ebdbc1 · #b8c1cf · #608ea4 · #504977 · #002534 · #010007
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#ebdbc1 · #b0c5c6 · #599295 · #63436a · #2e1533 · #000203
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#ebdbc1 · #b3c5be · #619281 · #38517a · #361225 · #000007
#EDDFC8 · #F0E3D0 · #F2E8D7 · #F4ECDE · #F7F0E6
#C0B29B · #978B76 · #706654 · #4C4334 · #2A2216
#E8DBC7 · #E5DCCD · #E2DCD3
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.