#E2C392Halo (#E2C392) is a very light, soft orange with an OKLCH hue of 79°, lightness 0.83 and chroma 0.073. 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 | #E2C392 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(226, 195, 146) |
| HSL | hsl(37, 58%, 73%) |
| HSV | hsv(37, 35%, 89%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 14%, 35%, 11%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(80.3 4.1 28.7) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.832 0.073 79) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Halo 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.
#e8be87 — ΔE 1.6, shifts subtly: leans toward red#e8c38e — ΔE 1.0, shifts subtly: leans toward red#e2c392 — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#e2c494 — ΔE 0.3, is virtually unchangedTest Halo 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 12.45:1, 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.
#fff0d8 · #e2c392 · #b99e71 · #917851 · #6b5532 · #473415
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.
#e7dcb0 · #e2c392 · #d6ab86 · #c6967f · #b38279 · #9e7073
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.
#e2c392 · #a0ae95 · #9f865d · #5d7547 · #624c28 · #2e3a24
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.
#f4eadc · #e2c392 · #b3a389 · #627eaa · #51432e · #30281a
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#e2c392 · #a7acb2 · #7d776e · #45484c · #221c13 · #000102
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.
#edf2fa · #c3c9d2 · #969ca7 · #1b232f · #01030c · #e2c392
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#e2c392 · #a3acba · #62799c · #2e4870 · #091c3a · #100600
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#e2c392 · #a3acba · #517f94 · #47416e · #00212f · #010007
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#e2c392 · #9cb0b1 · #4a8385 · #593a62 · #291130 · #000202
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#e2c392 · #9eb0a9 · #538472 · #2e4870 · #320e22 · #000007
#E7CBA0 · #EBD3AE · #EFDBBC · #F4E4CA · #F8ECD8
#BA9F73 · #947C55 · #6F5A38 · #4D3B1D · #2D1E04
#DDC49E · #D7C5AA · #D1C6B5
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.