#EBC263French Fry (#EBC263) is a very light, soft yellow with an OKLCH hue of 86°, lightness 0.83 and chroma 0.123. 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 | #EBC263 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(235, 194, 99) |
| HSL | hsl(42, 77%, 65%) |
| HSV | hsv(42, 58%, 92%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 17%, 58%, 8%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(80.3 3.8 52.5) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.831 0.123 86) |
Under warm 2700K interior light French Fry 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.
#f1bc59 — ΔE 1.6, shifts subtly: leans toward orange#f1c25f — ΔE 0.9, shifts subtly: leans toward orange#ebc263 — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#ebc365 — ΔE 0.3, is virtually unchangedTest French Fry 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 1.69:1 and against black 12.43:1, 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.
#fff0d1 · #ebc263 · #c29d45 · #987824 · #715400 · #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.
#e7de93 · #ebc263 · #e4a75d · #d78f5e · #c57961 · #b06663
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.
#ebc263 · #95b28c · #a58536 · #457c31 · #664c00 · #233e1a
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.
#f7ebd0 · #ebc263 · #b8a374 · #948158 · #37529b · #33280e
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#ebc263 · #a6abb6 · #7e7768 · #44484f · #231c0c · #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 · #ebc263
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#dae9c5 · #ebc263 · #98be85 · #5b39e5 · #2b3c68 · #19061f
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#ebc263 · #a0abc3 · #3480aa · #4f3581 · #002032 · #03000e
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#ebc263 · #91b2b7 · #008894 · #682b6a · #340136 · #000304
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#ebc263 · #94b3aa · #1f8a76 · #294289 · #3c001e · #00000f
#EFCB7A · #F2D38E · #F5DBA2 · #F9E4B6 · #FCECC9
#C29E47 · #9B7A2A · #755909 · #503B00 · #2C1F00
#E4C47D · #DCC593 · #D5C6A7
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.