#EAD151New Gold (#EAD151) is a very light, saturated yellow with an OKLCH hue of 98°, lightness 0.86 and chroma 0.147. 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 | #EAD151 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(234, 209, 81) |
| HSL | hsl(50, 78%, 62%) |
| HSV | hsv(50, 65%, 92%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 11%, 65%, 8%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(83.8 -5.6 64.4) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.859 0.147 98) |
Under warm 2700K interior light New Gold shifts subtly: leans toward orange; in north-facing or shaded light it is virtually unchanged. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 1.6), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#f1cb46 — ΔE 1.6, shifts subtly: leans toward orange#f1d14c — ΔE 1.0, shifts subtly: leans toward orange#ead151 — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#ead253 — ΔE 0.3, is virtually unchangedTest New Gold 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 13.74:1, 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.
#fff3b8 · #ead151 · #b9a229 · #907c00 · #685900 · #423800
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.
#dee88e · #ead151 · #e9b445 · #e29846 · #d4804e · #c06a56
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.
#ead151 · #8fbe98 · #a69224 · #148b42 · #665700 · #164825
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.
#ead151 · #b4ae8f · #998c51 · #4e51af · #393000 · #1b1600
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#ead151 · #b0b3c1 · #827e6a · #494b54 · #231f0a · #010104
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.
#eff1fd · #c6c8d6 · #999baa · #1f2233 · #030210 · #ead151
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#e5f6d3 · #ead151 · #9fca8d · #288de3 · #333b67 · #051318
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#c4f5f4 · #ead151 · #c6afcf · #3f68a4 · #383c5b · #0a1304
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#ead151 · #95bbc7 · #008ca8 · #7a2066 · #3b002f · #000407
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#ead151 · #94bdb9 · #009189 · #3d3c99 · #410015 · #010010
#EDD76D · #F0DE85 · #F3E49B · #F6EAAF · #F9F0C3
#C1AA32 · #99850A · #716100 · #4C4000 · #292200
#E4D275 · #DFD291 · #D9D2AA
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.