#E2AF80Manhattan (#E2AF80) is a light, soft orange with an OKLCH hue of 64°, lightness 0.79 and chroma 0.086. 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 | #E2AF80 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(226, 175, 128) |
| HSL | hsl(29, 63%, 69%) |
| HSV | hsv(29, 43%, 89%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 23%, 43%, 11%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(75.1 12.7 31.2) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.790 0.086 64) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Manhattan shifts subtly: leans toward red; in north-facing or shaded light it is virtually unchanged. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 1.5), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#e7aa76 — ΔE 1.5, shifts subtly: leans toward red#e8af7c — ΔE 1.0, shifts only faintly, with no single dominant change#e2af80 — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#e2b082 — ΔE 0.3, is virtually unchangedTest Manhattan 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 1.97:1 and against black 10.68:1, 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.
#ffefe0 · #e2af80 · #c7976b · #9d734b · #75502d · #4f300f
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.
#ece0ad · #e8c894 · #e2af80 · #d2997c · #be8579 · #a87376
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.
#e2af80 · #9a9f81 · #9c744e · #5e6628 · #5f3c19 · #2a2e11
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.
#ebdbcd · #e2af80 · #689eca · #8c725a · #69533f · #46372a
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#ebf3f9 · #e2af80 · #a69c94 · #5b6064 · #2f251d · #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.
#eaf3fb · #c1cbd4 · #94a0aa · #1a2935 · #000712 · #e2af80
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#d4dcb7 · #e2af80 · #c4989e · #207b8b · #2f3c58 · #04120f
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#bfe3cc · #e2af80 · #90a1d8 · #4c6d76 · #2f3754 · #141004
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#e0f8f4 · #e2af80 · #6bada3 · #6a5387 · #2f1c44 · #000201
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#e5f7ea · #e2af80 · #7dab8b · #2f648c · #3c1736 · #000614
#E7BA91 · #EDC5A2 · #F2D0B2 · #F7DCC3 · #FCE7D4
#BB8E64 · #966E48 · #72502F · #503316 · #311900
#DAB28D · #D2B49A · #C9B7A6
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.