#DABE82Vermicelles (#DABE82) is a light, soft yellow with an OKLCH hue of 86°, lightness 0.81 and chroma 0.084. 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 | #DABE82 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(218, 190, 130) |
| HSL | hsl(41, 54%, 68%) |
| HSV | hsv(41, 40%, 85%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 13%, 40%, 15%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(78.1 1.7 34) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.812 0.084 86) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Vermicelles shifts subtly: drifts toward orange; in north-facing or shaded light it is virtually unchanged. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 1.5), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#e0b978 — ΔE 1.5, shifts subtly: drifts toward orange#e0be7e — ΔE 0.9, shifts subtly: leans toward orange#dabe82 — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#dabf84 — ΔE 0.3, is virtually unchangedTest Vermicelles 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 1.8:1 and against black 11.67:1, 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.
#fff0d2 · #dabe82 · #b89f68 · #907a48 · #6a562a · #46350b
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.
#dbe6b5 · #dad29a · #dabe82 · #cfa678 · #c09072 · #ad7c6d
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.
#dabe82 · #96a98f · #978150 · #4e7241 · #5b481b · #25361f
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.
#ede4d3 · #dabe82 · #ac9d7f · #897c61 · #405586 · #2b2313
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#dabe82 · #a2a5ad · #787368 · #43454a · #201b11 · #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 · #969ca9 · #1d2332 · #01030f · #dabe82
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#dabe82 · #9ea5b6 · #61739b · #2f4372 · #0c193d · #0e0600
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#dabe82 · #9ea5b6 · #4b7a95 · #493b6d · #001f30 · #020007
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#dabe82 · #94aaad · #3e7f86 · #5c345d · #2c0d2d · #000304
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#dabe82 · #96aba4 · #458072 · #2f4372 · #34091d · #000009
#E0C793 · #E5D0A3 · #EBD9B3 · #F1E2C3 · #F7EBD4
#B49B65 · #8F7949 · #6C582E · #4A3A14 · #2B1E00
#D5BF91 · #D0C09F · #CAC0AC
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.