#E5EDB5Sour (#E5EDB5) is a very light, soft yellow-green with an OKLCH hue of 114°, lightness 0.93 and chroma 0.073. 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 | #E5EDB5 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(229, 237, 181) |
| HSL | hsl(69, 61%, 82%) |
| HSV | hsv(69, 24%, 93%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(3%, 0%, 24%, 7%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(91.9 -11.7 26.3) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.926 0.073 114) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Sour shifts subtly: drifts toward yellow; 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.
#eee7a8 — ΔE 1.9, shifts subtly: drifts toward yellow#edeeb1 — ΔE 1.2, shifts subtly: drifts toward yellow#e5edb5 — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#e5eeb8 — ΔE 0.4, is virtually unchangedTest Sour 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 1.23:1 and against black 17.11:1, 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.
#e5edb5 · #c8cf9b · #a1a779 · #7c8158 · #585d39 · #373b1c
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.
#e5edb5 · #dfd49e · #d6bc8d · #c9a581 · #ba9078 · #a87c71
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.
#e5edb5 · #91aea1 · #878d60 · #3b7961 · #4e532b · #1e3b30
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.
#e5edb5 · #c2c5b5 · #9fa487 · #6f6494 · #41442d · #252718
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#e5edb5 · #c9c8d0 · #8c8e84 · #555459 · #22241a · #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.
#f2f0f9 · #c9c7d1 · #9c9aa6 · #23202d · #04020b · #e5edb5
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#e5edb5 · #bfd9bb · #7ba572 · #5d7cb5 · #313354 · #051217
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#e5edb5 · #cac7d7 · #7b8db2 · #69466c · #132141 · #030004
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#e5edb5 · #bcccd6 · #6893ac · #754257 · #391324 · #00050d
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#e5edb5 · #b9ced0 · #5f989e · #574c7a · #3c1413 · #010006
#E8EFBE · #EAF0C6 · #EDF2CF · #EFF4D7 · #F2F5DF
#BAC18F · #91976B · #6A6F49 · #464A29 · #24270B
#E5ECC0 · #E5EACB · #E6E9D5
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.