#EBCD95Sunlight (#EBCD95) is a very light, soft yellow with an OKLCH hue of 83°, lightness 0.86 and chroma 0.08. 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 | #EBCD95 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(235, 205, 149) |
| HSL | hsl(39, 68%, 75%) |
| HSV | hsv(39, 37%, 92%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 13%, 37%, 8%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(83.7 2.8 31.8) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.861 0.080 83) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Sunlight shifts subtly: drifts toward orange; in north-facing or shaded light it is virtually unchanged. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 1.8), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#f2c78a — ΔE 1.8, shifts subtly: drifts toward orange#f2cd91 — ΔE 1.1, shifts subtly: drifts toward orange#ebcd95 — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#ebce97 — ΔE 0.3, is virtually unchangedTest Sunlight 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 13.7:1, 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.
#fff0d4 · #ebcd95 · #b99e6d · #90794d · #6a562f · #463511
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.
#e9e1b1 · #ebcd95 · #dfb58a · #d09f83 · #be8a7d · #a97778
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.
#ebcd95 · #a7b79e · #a78f62 · #607f4f · #6a552c · #33432b
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.
#ebcd95 · #b6ad9d · #546d9c · #594b31 · #3a2f18 · #1c1507
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#ebcd95 · #b1b5bc · #837d74 · #494c51 · #231e14 · #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.
#edf2fb · #c4c9d4 · #969da8 · #1c2331 · #01030e · #ebcd95
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#ecf4ce · #ebcd95 · #afc097 · #366d9c · #313d5e · #041114
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#ebcd95 · #acb5c4 · #56859e · #4d4373 · #002233 · #010007
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#ebcd95 · #a4b9bb · #4d8a8f · #603c65 · #2d1231 · #000203
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#ebcd95 · #a6bab3 · #548b7a · #344b77 · #350e22 · #000008
#EED4A3 · #F1DAB0 · #F4E1BD · #F7E7CA · #FAEED8
#C1A774 · #998255 · #735F37 · #4F3E1B · #2E1F01
#E6CEA3 · #E0CFB0 · #DBD0BC
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.