#E2BD67Crisps (#E2BD67) is a light, soft yellow with an OKLCH hue of 87°, lightness 0.81 and chroma 0.113. 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 | #E2BD67 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(226, 189, 103) |
| HSL | hsl(42, 68%, 65%) |
| HSV | hsv(42, 54%, 89%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 16%, 54%, 11%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(78.2 3 47.9) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.813 0.113 87) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Crisps shifts subtly: leans toward orange; in north-facing or shaded light it is virtually unchanged. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 1.6), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#e8b75d — ΔE 1.6, shifts subtly: leans toward orange#e8bd63 — ΔE 0.9, shifts subtly: leans toward orange#e2bd67 — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#e2be69 — ΔE 0.3, is virtually unchangedTest Crisps 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 1.79:1 and against black 11.71:1, 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.
#fff1d0 · #e2bd67 · #bf9d4d · #96782e · #6f550a · #483500
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.
#d9e8a5 · #ddd484 · #e2bd67 · #d9a361 · #cb8c61 · #b87762
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.
#e2bd67 · #91ab89 · #9d8039 · #437632 · #5f4700 · #203818
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.
#f0e5cd · #e2bd67 · #b09d73 · #8d7c57 · #3a5396 · #2d230c
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#e2bd67 · #a1a6b0 · #797365 · #42454c · #211b0d · #000103
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.
#edf2fd · #c3c9d6 · #959caa · #1b2233 · #01030f · #e2bd67
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#e2bd67 · #9ca6bc · #5b72a9 · #294082 · #081548 · #0a0400
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#e2bd67 · #9ca6bc · #387ba2 · #4c357a · #001f31 · #02000b
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#e2bd67 · #8eacb0 · #16828e · #632b65 · #310333 · #000304
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#e2bd67 · #90ada5 · #278572 · #294082 · #3a001d · #00000e
#E7C67C · #ECD091 · #F0D9A4 · #F5E2B8 · #FAEBCB
#BB9A4B · #957830 · #715714 · #4D3900 · #2B1E00
#DBBF7E · #D4C092 · #CEC1A4
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.