#E6BF95Laksa (#E6BF95) is a very light, soft orange with an OKLCH hue of 69°, lightness 0.83 and chroma 0.071. 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 | #E6BF95 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(230, 191, 149) |
| HSL | hsl(31, 62%, 74%) |
| HSV | hsv(31, 35%, 90%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 17%, 35%, 10%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(79.8 8.1 26.4) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.829 0.071 69) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Laksa 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.
#ecba8a — ΔE 1.6, shifts subtly: leans toward red#ecbf91 — ΔE 1.0, shifts subtly: leans toward red#e6bf95 — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#e6c097 — ΔE 0.3, is virtually unchangedTest Laksa 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 1.71:1 and against black 12.25:1, 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.
#ffefde · #e6bf95 · #be9b75 · #957654 · #6e5335 · #493318
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.
#ecd8af · #e6bf95 · #d9a88a · #c79384 · #b2807e · #9b6e78
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.
#e6bf95 · #a4ab91 · #a2825e · #65723f · #654929 · #323820
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.
#f5e8db · #e6bf95 · #7199c2 · #735f49 · #52412f · #31261a
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#e6bf95 · #a5abb1 · #7d766e · #44484c · #231b14 · #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.
#ecf3f9 · #c3cad2 · #969ea7 · #1c2631 · #01050e · #e6bf95
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#dfe5bf · #e6bf95 · #d09e87 · #1f788d · #343e5c · #051412
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#e6bf95 · #a0acb8 · #4c808f · #3f436f · #00212a · #010007
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#e6bf95 · #9bafad · #4b837e · #533c66 · #251333 · #000202
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#e6bf95 · #9fafa5 · #58826a · #244a6e · #2f0f27 · #00030d
#EAC8A3 · #EED0B0 · #F2D9BE · #F7E2CC · #FBEAD9
#BE9B75 · #977957 · #72583B · #4F3920 · #2E1C06
#E0C1A0 · #D9C3AB · #D2C4B5
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.