#E6BC00Fat Gold (#E6BC00) is a light, saturated yellow with an OKLCH hue of 93°, lightness 0.81 and chroma 0.166. 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 | #E6BC00 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(230, 188, 0) |
| HSL | hsl(49, 100%, 45%) |
| HSV | hsv(49, 100%, 90%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 18%, 100%, 10%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(77.8 1.2 79.6) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.809 0.166 93) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Fat Gold 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.
#ebb600 — ΔE 1.6, shifts subtly: leans toward orange#ecbc00 — ΔE 0.9, shifts subtly: leans toward orange#e6bc00 — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#e6bd06 — ΔE 0.2, is virtually unchangedTest Fat Gold 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 1.82:1 and against black 11.56:1, 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.
#fff2c7 · #e6bc00 · #c29e00 · #967a00 · #6c5700 · #453600
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.
#ccee8d · #d8d759 · #e6bc00 · #e49e13 · #d9832f · #c86c42
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.
#e6bc00 · #81af81 · #9d8000 · #007c1b · #5a4800 · #073b0d
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.
#f0e4bf · #e6bc00 · #b29d59 · #8e7c40 · #3f4db6 · #2d2200
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#e6bc00 · #9fa4b3 · #79735d · #41444f · #221b04 · #010105
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.
#eef1fd · #c5c9d6 · #989dac · #202436 · #030412 · #e6bc00
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#d6e3c0 · #e6bc00 · #96b37e · #1c70b2 · #2b3c68 · #041014
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#b9eae6 · #e6bc00 · #c196db · #4a6684 · #333a59 · #0b1003
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#e6bc00 · #80adb7 · #008194 · #730c6a · #350030 · #000204
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#e6bc00 · #82afa7 · #008578 · #2c349b · #3b0018 · #010011
#EAC648 · #EFD06A · #F3D987 · #F7E3A1 · #FCECBA
#BC9900 · #947800 · #6E5800 · #4A3A00 · #291F00
#DEBE53 · #D6BF77 · #CEC095
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.