#E8B523Deli Yellow (#E8B523) is a light, saturated yellow with an OKLCH hue of 87°, lightness 0.8 and chroma 0.156. 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 | #E8B523 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(232, 181, 35) |
| HSL | hsl(44, 81%, 52%) |
| HSV | hsv(44, 85%, 91%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 22%, 85%, 9%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(76.3 6.2 73.1) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.798 0.156 87) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Deli Yellow shifts subtly: leans toward orange; in north-facing or shaded light it is virtually unchanged. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 1.5), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#edaf13 — ΔE 1.5, shifts subtly: leans toward orange#eeb51b — ΔE 0.9, shifts subtly: leans toward orange#e8b523 — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#e8b626 — ΔE 0.2, is virtually unchangedTest Deli Yellow 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 1.9:1 and against black 11.06:1, 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 · #e8b523 · #c99b00 · #9b7700 · #705500 · #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.
#d6eb8c · #dfd25c · #e8b523 · #e2982e · #d57f3e · #c2694c
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.
#e8b523 · #85aa7b · #9f7900 · #297602 · #5a4300 · #133706
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.
#eedfbe · #e8b523 · #b2975b · #8e7741 · #314ead · #2c1f00
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#ecf2ff · #e8b523 · #a9a08b · #5c616b · #302711 · #000104
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 · #e8b523
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#ecf2ff · #e8b523 · #7e9eef · #3958b8 · #0c1c67 · #0a0400
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#bae7d9 · #e8b523 · #a5a2da · #587f95 · #2e3a57 · #0c1003
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#d5faff · #e8b523 · #00b5c7 · #8c398e · #460048 · #000304
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#d2fdf1 · #e8b523 · #24ba9f · #3958b8 · #4f0029 · #010013
#ECC050 · #F1CA70 · #F5D58B · #FADFA4 · #FEEABD
#C09300 · #977300 · #705500 · #4C3800 · #2A1D00
#DFB858 · #D6BA79 · #CDBB94
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.