#E96E00Clementine (#E96E00) is a mid-tone, saturated orange with an OKLCH hue of 50°, lightness 0.67 and chroma 0.178. It sits on the warm side of the color wheel. In practice it behaves as an accent color: strong in focal moments, dominant over large fields.
| HEX | #E96E00 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(233, 110, 0) |
| HSL | hsl(28, 100%, 46%) |
| HSV | hsv(28, 100%, 91%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 53%, 100%, 9%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(60.3 43.2 68.4) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.674 0.178 50) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Clementine shifts subtly: leans toward pink; in north-facing or shaded light it is virtually unchanged. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 1), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#eb6900 — ΔE 1.0, shifts subtly: leans toward pink#ed6d00 — ΔE 0.7, is virtually unchanged#e96e00 — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#ea6f03 — ΔE 0.3, is virtually unchangedTest Clementine 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 3.14:1 and against black 6.7:1, so black text is the stronger pairing. That pairing passes WCAG AA for body text.
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.
#ffebe1 · #ffb389 · #e96e00 · #c05900 · #8b3e00 · #592500
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.
#e8b243 · #ea9117 · #e96e00 · #d4573b · #bb4550 · #9e385b
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.
#c0b874 · #e96e00 · #bc5801 · #675d00 · #692d00 · #2d2800
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.
#ffd1b8 · #d6af9b · #e96e00 · #0081ab · #7d4625 · #522f19
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#e2f5ff · #e96e00 · #8e7669 · #404c53 · #2e180a · #000307
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.
#e8f4fb · #bfcdd5 · #92a2ab · #182d37 · #000b14 · #e96e00
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#d4dbb6 · #cd9ba8 · #e96e00 · #1e7586 · #334466 · #061411
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#c3dfc1 · #91afdc · #e96e00 · #426d73 · #384453 · #130d03
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#cffeec · #e96e00 · #009171 · #4f2ba1 · #230057 · #000402
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#dffbda · #e96e00 · #488f38 · #00526e · #34003e · #00050c
#F1843F · #F99A62 · #FFAF82 · #FFC7A8 · #FFDDCA
#C05900 · #994600 · #743300 · #512100 · #301000
#D97A3E · #C9835B · #B88B73
Its chroma is high enough to carry accents, calls to action, and focal moments; large fields of it will dominate a composition. In palettes it pairs most predictably with its tonal ramp and analogous neighbors; reserve the complementary hue for small, deliberate contrast.