#E8B447Honey Glow (#E8B447) is a light, saturated yellow with an OKLCH hue of 83°, lightness 0.8 and chroma 0.137. It sits on the warm side of the color wheel. In practice it behaves as an accent color: strong in focal moments, dominant over large fields.
| HEX | #E8B447 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(232, 180, 71) |
| HSL | hsl(41, 78%, 59%) |
| HSV | hsv(41, 69%, 91%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 22%, 69%, 9%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(76.2 8.1 60.6) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.798 0.137 83) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Honey Glow shifts subtly: drifts toward orange; in north-facing or shaded light it is virtually unchanged. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 1.5), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#edae3d — ΔE 1.5, shifts subtly: drifts toward orange#eeb443 — ΔE 0.9, shifts subtly: leans toward red#e8b447 — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#e8b549 — ΔE 0.2, is virtually unchangedTest Honey Glow 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 1.9:1 and against black 11.05:1, 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.
#fff0d5 · #e8b447 · #ca9930 · #9f7401 · #735300 · #4a3400
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.
#dde894 · #e2cf6c · #e8b447 · #df994a · #d18152 · #bd6d59
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.
#e8b447 · #8ca87d · #a17816 · #3e730f · #5d4200 · #1c3509
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.
#eedfc3 · #e8b447 · #b29764 · #416abc · #4e3908 · #2c1f02
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#e8b447 · #9ba1ad · #786f5f · #3f444c · #231a08 · #000104
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.
#ecf2fd · #c2c9d6 · #949caa · #1a2233 · #00030f · #e8b447
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#e8b447 · #93a1bb · #4d6fb0 · #183d8b · #001150 · #0d0500
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#b3e1d7 · #e8b447 · #b297d9 · #415c72 · #333c5c · #0f1104
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#e8b447 · #83a9ac · #008088 · #64226d · #310037 · #000203
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#e8b447 · #87aa9e · #00846a · #183d8b · #38001f · #000012
#EDBF65 · #F1C97E · #F5D496 · #FADFAC · #FEE9C3
#C0922B · #9A7107 · #735300 · #4E3700 · #2C1D00
#DFB768 · #D6B982 · #CDBB99
Its chroma is high enough to carry accents, calls to action, and focal moments; large fields of it will dominate a composition. In palettes it pairs most predictably with its tonal ramp and analogous neighbors; reserve the complementary hue for small, deliberate contrast.