#E6C7A2Egghead (#E6C7A2) is a very light, muted orange with an OKLCH hue of 72°, lightness 0.85 and chroma 0.06. 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 | #E6C7A2 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(230, 199, 162) |
| HSL | hsl(33, 58%, 77%) |
| HSV | hsv(33, 30%, 90%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 13%, 30%, 10%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(82 5.5 22.6) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.847 0.060 72) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Egghead shifts subtly: leans toward red; in north-facing or shaded light it is virtually unchanged. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 1.8), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#ecc196 — ΔE 1.8, shifts subtly: leans toward red#edc79e — ΔE 1.1, shifts subtly: leans toward red#e6c7a2 — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#e6c8a4 — ΔE 0.3, is virtually unchangedTest Egghead 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 1.61:1 and against black 13.06:1, 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.
#ffefdc · #e6c7a2 · #b89d7c · #90785b · #6a553b · #46341e
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.
#efdeb3 · #e6c7a2 · #deae8e · #cc9987 · #b88682 · #a2747c
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.
#e6c7a2 · #a8b198 · #a78863 · #687846 · #694f2d · #353d25
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.
#fbefe1 · #e6c7a2 · #6d92bc · #77644e · #564633 · #352b1e
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#e6c7a2 · #abb1b7 · #817a72 · #474a4e · #231d15 · #010204
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.
#fcf0e2 · #e6c7a2 · #b0a08e · #402e16 · #1c0d00 · #f4ad4a
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#eeeec7 · #e6c7a2 · #ce9b7f · #1f798b · #323c59 · #051310
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#e6c7a2 · #a6b1be · #518395 · #444471 · #00222d · #010007
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#e6c7a2 · #a1b5b4 · #4e8784 · #573d67 · #281333 · #000202
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#e6c7a2 · #a4b5ac · #5a8770 · #294c71 · #311026 · #00020b
#EACEAE · #EED6BA · #F1DDC5 · #F5E5D1 · #F9ECDD
#BDA281 · #967E61 · #715C42 · #4E3C26 · #2D1E0C
#E1C8AB · #DBCAB5 · #D6CBBE
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.