#E1CCAFMacadamia (#E1CCAF) is a very light, muted orange with an OKLCH hue of 76°, lightness 0.86 and chroma 0.045. It sits on the warm side of the color wheel. In practice it behaves as a background color — quiet over large surfaces.
| HEX | #E1CCAF |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(225, 204, 175) |
| HSL | hsl(35, 45%, 78%) |
| HSV | hsv(35, 22%, 88%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 9%, 22%, 12%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(83.1 2.8 17.1) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.855 0.045 76) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Macadamia shifts subtly: leans toward red, gains intensity; 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.
#e8c7a3 — ΔE 1.8, shifts subtly: leans toward red, gains intensity#e8cdab — ΔE 1.2, shifts subtly: leans toward red#e1ccaf — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#e1cdb2 — ΔE 0.4, is virtually unchangedTest Macadamia 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 1.56:1 and against black 13.46:1, 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.
#ffefda · #e1ccaf · #b29f86 · #8a7a63 · #655743 · #423625
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.
#eddfb4 · #e1ccaf · #dfb28e · #ce9c87 · #ba8881 · #a5767b
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.
#e1ccaf · #a9b49b · #a78c64 · #667c4b · #6a522f · #364029
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.
#e1ccaf · #b5ab9d · #6787b2 · #594932 · #3a2c19 · #1c1307
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#e1ccaf · #aeb3b9 · #827c73 · #484b50 · #231d15 · #010204
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.
#f9f1e6 · #e1ccaf · #aba092 · #392d1a · #170b00 · #f5b44d
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#e1ccaf · #aab4c1 · #657fa1 · #2f4c73 · #071e3c · #0f0500
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#e1ccaf · #aab4c1 · #558598 · #484472 · #00232f · #010007
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#e1ccaf · #a3b7b7 · #4f8888 · #5b3e67 · #2a1332 · #000202
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#e1ccaf · #a6b8af · #5a8975 · #2f4c73 · #331025 · #000007
#E5D3B9 · #E9D9C3 · #EEE0CD · #F2E7D7 · #F6EDE2
#B9A68C · #92816B · #6D5F4B · #4A3E2D · #2A2012
#DDCDB6 · #DACDBD · #D6CEC4
Its high lightness and low chroma make it a natural background or large-surface color. In palettes it pairs most predictably with its tonal ramp and analogous neighbors; reserve the complementary hue for small, deliberate contrast.