#E2CA76Sand (#E2CA76) is a very light, soft yellow with an OKLCH hue of 94°, lightness 0.84 and chroma 0.108. 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 | #E2CA76 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(226, 202, 118) |
| HSL | hsl(47, 65%, 67%) |
| HSV | hsv(47, 48%, 89%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 11%, 48%, 11%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(81.7 -2.5 44.8) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.841 0.108 94) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Sand 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.
#e8c46b — ΔE 1.6, shifts subtly: leans toward orange#e9ca72 — ΔE 1.0, shifts subtly: leans toward orange#e2ca76 — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#e2cb78 — ΔE 0.3, is virtually unchangedAgainst white it measures 1.62:1 and against black 12.94:1, 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.
#fff2c4 · #e2ca76 · #b7a155 · #8f7b36 · #695816 · #443700
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.
#e1e4a3 · #e2ca76 · #dcb06a · #d09765 · #c18163 · #ad6d63
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.
#e2ca76 · #96b597 · #9f8c47 · #417f47 · #63510a · #234025
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.
#f6efd7 · #e2ca76 · #b4a87e · #918661 · #4a5698 · #322b15
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#e2ca76 · #abaeb8 · #7e7a6c · #474950 · #221d0f · #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 · #c5c8d6 · #989cab · #1e2234 · #020310 · #e2ca76
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#ddeac5 · #e2ca76 · #9ebf8a · #4287cf · #2e3c67 · #061114
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#e2ca76 · #a8adc3 · #4a7fa9 · #563878 · #002037 · #03000a
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#e2ca76 · #98b4bb · #2e8799 · #6b2f61 · #35052f · #000407
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#e2ca76 · #99b5b0 · #308a7f · #384283 · #3d0119 · #01000d
#E6D189 · #EAD99B · #EFE0AC · #F3E7BD · #F7EECE
#BAA458 · #94803C · #6F5E1F · #4C3E00 · #2A2000
#DDCB8B · #D8CB9D · #D3CBAF
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.