#E0C778Protoss (#E0C778) is a very light, soft yellow with an OKLCH hue of 92°, lightness 0.83 and chroma 0.103. 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 | #E0C778 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(224, 199, 120) |
| HSL | hsl(46, 63%, 67%) |
| HSV | hsv(46, 46%, 88%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 11%, 46%, 12%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(80.8 -1.6 42.6) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.834 0.103 92) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Protoss 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.
#e6c16e — ΔE 1.6, shifts subtly: leans toward orange#e6c774 — ΔE 0.9, shifts subtly: leans toward orange#e0c778 — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#e0c87a — ΔE 0.3, is virtually unchangedTest Protoss 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 1.67:1 and against black 12.61:1, 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.
#fff2c7 · #e0c778 · #b7a159 · #8f7b3a · #69571a · #453600
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.
#e0e1a3 · #e0c778 · #d9ad6c · #cd9567 · #bd7f64 · #a96c63
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.
#e0c778 · #96b295 · #9d8949 · #447c45 · #614f0e · #233e23
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.
#f4ecd6 · #e0c778 · #b2a57d · #8f8461 · #485694 · #302914
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#e0c778 · #a9acb5 · #7c786b · #46484e · #211d0f · #010103
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.
#eef1fd · #c5c9d6 · #989dac · #202436 · #020412 · #e0c778
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#dfeeca · #e0c778 · #a2bd8c · #4587c8 · #313c66 · #071216
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#e0c778 · #a5abc0 · #4a7ea5 · #533875 · #001f36 · #020009
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#e0c778 · #97b2b7 · #318595 · #673060 · #33072f · #000204
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#e0c778 · #97b3ad · #35887c · #36427f · #3b031a · #01000d
#E5CF8A · #E9D69C · #EEDEAD · #F2E6BE · #F7EDCF
#B8A25B · #927E3E · #6E5D22 · #4C3D04 · #2A2000
#DBC88B · #D6C89D · #D1C8AE
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.