#FFCE81Egg Yolk (#FFCE81) is a very light, soft orange with an OKLCH hue of 78°, lightness 0.88 and chroma 0.11. 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 | #FFCE81 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(255, 206, 129) |
| HSL | hsl(37, 100%, 75%) |
| HSV | hsv(37, 49%, 100%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 19%, 49%, 0%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(85.5 8.1 44.6) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.878 0.110 78) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Egg Yolk shifts subtly: leans toward red; in north-facing or shaded light it is virtually unchanged. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 1.6), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#ffc876 — ΔE 1.6, shifts subtly: leans toward red#ffce7d — ΔE 0.4, is virtually unchanged#ffce81 — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#ffcf83 — ΔE 0.3, is virtually unchangedTest Egg Yolk 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 1.46:1 and against black 14.4:1, 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.
#fff0d9 · #ffce81 · #c49a56 · #9b7538 · #735219 · #4c3200
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.
#ffce81 · #f5b47b · #e69c7a · #d2877b · #bc747b · #a3647a
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.
#ffce81 · #abbe99 · #b89052 · #64863c · #785618 · #374825
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.
#ffce81 · #bfb19d · #5480c0 · #644e29 · #443110 · #241804
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#ffce81 · #b4bac4 · #898174 · #4a4e55 · #271e11 · #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.
#ebf2fd · #c1c9d5 · #939daa · #182332 · #00030f · #ffce81
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#e8f4cf · #ffce81 · #adce92 · #7c2df1 · #323d69 · #1d061f
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#ffce81 · #adbbd0 · #418cab · #4c4286 · #002432 · #02000d
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#ffce81 · #a2c1c1 · #319295 · #663875 · #310b3c · #000202
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#ffce81 · #a7c1b6 · #469378 · #244d89 · #3c0427 · #00000d
#FFD493 · #FFDBA4 · #FFE1B4 · #FFE7C4 · #FFEDD3
#D3A761 · #A88143 · #7F5E25 · #583C03 · #311F00
#F7D096 · #EED2A8 · #E6D4BA
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.