#E3AB57Sunray (#E3AB57) is a light, soft orange with an OKLCH hue of 75°, lightness 0.78 and chroma 0.121. 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 | #E3AB57 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(227, 171, 87) |
| HSL | hsl(36, 71%, 62%) |
| HSV | hsv(36, 62%, 89%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 25%, 62%, 11%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(73.6 11.7 50.4) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.777 0.121 75) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Sunray shifts subtly: leans toward red; in north-facing or shaded light it is virtually unchanged. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 1.3), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#e7a64e — ΔE 1.3, shifts subtly: leans toward red#e9ab53 — ΔE 1.0, shifts subtly: leans toward red#e3ab57 — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#e3ac59 — ΔE 0.3, is virtually unchangedTest Sunray 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 2.05:1 and against black 10.23:1, 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.
#ffefda · #e3ab57 · #cc9746 · #a17226 · #785000 · #4d3100
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.
#e3e298 · #e3c775 · #e3ab57 · #d79258 · #c67c5d · #b16960
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.
#e3ab57 · #8d9f77 · #9c7029 · #4a6807 · #5a3a00 · #1f2e04
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.
#e8d7c0 · #e3ab57 · #5288ce · #6a4f27 · #49320e · #281903
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#eaf3fd · #e3ab57 · #a3998a · #585e65 · #2e2416 · #000103
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.
#ebf3fd · #c2cad6 · #949eab · #1a2635 · #000512 · #e3ab57
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#e9f3ff · #e3ab57 · #729dd6 · #285d9f · #002552 · #130700
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#b9e0cc · #e3ab57 · #8d9cd6 · #51737d · #2e3b58 · #101104
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#d7faf9 · #e3ab57 · #42adad · #76458b · #381047 · #000202
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#dcfaec · #e3ab57 · #5aae8c · #285d9f · #460731 · #00051d
#E9B770 · #EEC387 · #F3CF9D · #F9DBB2 · #FEE7C7
#BD8B3D · #976B24 · #744E05 · #4F3300 · #2D1A00
#DAAE70 · #D1B185 · #C7B398
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.