#EEE0B9Sauerkraut (#EEE0B9) is a very light, muted yellow with an OKLCH hue of 91°, lightness 0.91 and chroma 0.053. It sits on the warm side of the color wheel. In practice it behaves as a background color — quiet over large surfaces.
| HEX | #EEE0B9 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(238, 224, 185) |
| HSL | hsl(44, 61%, 83%) |
| HSV | hsv(44, 22%, 93%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 6%, 22%, 7%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(89.4 -1.3 20.9) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.908 0.053 91) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Sauerkraut shifts subtly: drifts toward orange; in north-facing or shaded light it is virtually unchanged. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 1.9), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#f6daac — ΔE 1.9, shifts subtly: drifts toward orange#f5e1b5 — ΔE 1.1, shifts subtly: leans toward orange#eee0b9 — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#eee1bc — ΔE 0.4, is virtually unchangedTest Sauerkraut 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 1.31:1 and against black 16:1, 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.
#eee0b9 · #d6c9a4 · #ada181 · #867c5f · #62593f · #3f3722
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.
#eee0b9 · #e9c799 · #dcb08f · #cb9a87 · #b88680 · #a2747a
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.
#eee0b9 · #b3c7b1 · #b0a073 · #688e65 · #73643c · #3d503b
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.
#eee0b9 · #c2bdad · #a49a7e · #827961 · #4a5784 · #262112
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#eee0b9 · #c1c3cb · #8c897f · #505257 · #252118 · #010102
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.
#eee0b9 · #a7a18e · #514931 · #352c13 · #120b00 · #e6c04d
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#eee0b9 · #b7d4b7 · #81a271 · #454faf · #343155 · #170621
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#eee0b9 · #bec3d3 · #688eaa · #594875 · #00243b · #020006
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#eee0b9 · #b4c8cc · #5c939d · #6a4266 · #321430 · #000305
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#eee0b9 · #b5c9c4 · #5f958a · #43507c · #391220 · #000007
#F0E4C1 · #F2E7C9 · #F3EBD2 · #F5EEDA · #F7F1E2
#C3B693 · #998E6F · #72684D · #4C442D · #2A2310
#EBE0C2 · #E8E0CA · #E5E0D3
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.