#EBD999Ivory Buff (#EBD999) is a very light, soft yellow with an OKLCH hue of 94°, lightness 0.89 and chroma 0.084. 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 | #EBD999 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(235, 217, 153) |
| HSL | hsl(47, 67%, 76%) |
| HSV | hsv(47, 35%, 92%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 8%, 35%, 8%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(86.8 -3 33.8) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.885 0.084 94) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Ivory Buff shifts subtly: leans toward orange; in north-facing or shaded light it is virtually unchanged. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 1.8), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#f2d38d — ΔE 1.8, shifts subtly: leans toward orange#f2da95 — ΔE 1.1, shifts subtly: leans toward orange#ebd999 — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#ebda9b — ΔE 0.3, is virtually unchangedTest Ivory Buff 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 1.41:1 and against black 14.92:1, 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.
#fff2c3 · #ebd999 · #b1a26a · #8a7c4b · #65592d · #42370f
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.
#ebd999 · #e3c08a · #d7a880 · #c79279 · #b47e74 · #9f6c70
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.
#ebd999 · #a8c1a9 · #a89a66 · #5a895e · #6b5e30 · #334b35
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.
#ebd999 · #bbb6a4 · #9d9474 · #4e588c · #3e361c · #201c0b
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#ebd999 · #babcc4 · #878478 · #4d4f54 · #232015 · #010102
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.
#eff1fb · #c6c9d4 · #999ca9 · #202332 · #030310 · #ebd999
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#ebfad6 · #ebd999 · #b1cd9e · #5985c9 · #38436c · #051116
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#ebd999 · #b7bbcd · #6088aa · #594274 · #00223c · #020006
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#ebd999 · #abc1c6 · #508e9d · #6b3c62 · #33102e · #000407
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#ebd999 · #abc2be · #519188 · #414b7d · #3a0e1c · #01000a
#EDDEA6 · #F0E3B3 · #F2E7BF · #F5ECCB · #F8F1D8
#C1B177 · #988A57 · #716538 · #4D421A · #2B2200
#E7D9A8 · #E3D9B6 · #DFD9C3
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.