#EECC99Hummus (#EECC99) is a very light, soft orange with an OKLCH hue of 78°, lightness 0.86 and chroma 0.076. 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 | #EECC99 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(238, 204, 153) |
| HSL | hsl(36, 71%, 77%) |
| HSV | hsv(36, 36%, 93%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 14%, 36%, 7%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(83.8 4.9 29.9) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.862 0.076 78) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Hummus shifts subtly: leans toward red; in north-facing or shaded light it is virtually unchanged. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 1.8), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#f4c68d — ΔE 1.8, shifts subtly: leans toward red#f5cc95 — ΔE 1.1, shifts subtly: leans toward red#eecc99 — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#eecd9b — ΔE 0.3, is virtually unchangedTest Hummus 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 1.53:1 and against black 13.73:1, 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.
#fff0d9 · #eecc99 · #bb9d70 · #927850 · #6c5532 · #473414
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.
#ecdfb3 · #eecc99 · #e1b48f · #d19f88 · #bd8a82 · #a8787c
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.
#eecc99 · #aab79e · #a98e65 · #677e4d · #6c542f · #37422a
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.
#eecc99 · #b7ad9f · #6483af · #5b4b33 · #3c2e1a · #1d1508
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#eecc99 · #b1b5bc · #847d75 · #494c51 · #241e15 · #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 · #c3c9d3 · #959ca7 · #1a232f · #00030c · #eecc99
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#eecc99 · #acb6c4 · #6880a3 · #304d75 · #081e3d · #100600
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#eecc99 · #acb6c4 · #56869b · #4a4573 · #002330 · #010007
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#eecc99 · #a5baba · #508a8b · #5d3e67 · #2b1333 · #000202
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#eecc99 · #a8bab2 · #598a77 · #304d75 · #341024 · #000008
#F1D3A6 · #F3D9B3 · #F6E0C0 · #F8E7CC · #FBEDD9
#C4A678 · #9C8158 · #755E3A · #513D1E · #2F1F03
#E8CDA6 · #E2CFB2 · #DCD0BE
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.