#EAE583Hippy (#EAE583) is a very light, soft yellow with an OKLCH hue of 106°, lightness 0.91 and chroma 0.121. 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 | #EAE583 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(234, 229, 131) |
| HSL | hsl(57, 71%, 72%) |
| HSV | hsv(57, 44%, 92%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 2%, 44%, 8%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(89.5 -11.8 48.2) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.905 0.121 106) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Hippy shifts subtly: leans toward orange; in north-facing or shaded light it is virtually unchanged. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 1.7), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#f2df77 — ΔE 1.7, shifts subtly: leans toward orange#f2e67f — ΔE 1.2, shifts subtly: leans toward orange#eae583 — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#eae685 — ΔE 0.3, is virtually unchangedTest Hippy 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 1.31:1 and against black 16.03:1, 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.
#eae583 · #d3ce71 · #aba652 · #848033 · #605c12 · #3d3a00
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.
#eae583 · #e9c96f · #e3ae65 · #d89562 · #c77f62 · #b36b64
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.
#eae583 · #9fccb1 · #a8a454 · #329765 · #6c681a · #26543b
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.
#eae583 · #bfbea4 · #9f9d6d · #6058a6 · #403e14 · #232207
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#eae583 · #c1c1cd · #8a8979 · #515159 · #232212 · #010103
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.
#f0f0fc · #c7c7d5 · #9a9aaa · #212032 · #03020f · #eae583
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#eae583 · #b8d3b6 · #4e95e1 · #4c6b48 · #2a345c · #051114
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#eae583 · #a5d5d7 · #b971d1 · #5a667f · #343551 · #081404
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#eae583 · #abc8d5 · #3b94b4 · #7e3160 · #40022b · #00050b
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#eae583 · #a8caca · #299a9b · #4e4490 · #460010 · #02000e
#ECE894 · #EEEBA3 · #F1EEB2 · #F3F1C1 · #F5F4CF
#BFBB62 · #969242 · #6F6B22 · #4B4700 · #282500
#E8E49A · #E5E3AE · #E3E2C1
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.