#EEB39EWax Flower (#EEB39E) is a light, soft red with an OKLCH hue of 40°, lightness 0.82 and chroma 0.075. 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 | #EEB39E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(238, 179, 158) |
| HSL | hsl(16, 70%, 78%) |
| HSV | hsv(16, 34%, 93%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 25%, 34%, 7%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(77.8 18.7 19.1) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.816 0.075 40) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Wax Flower shifts subtly: leans toward yellow; in north-facing or shaded light it is virtually unchanged. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 1.6), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#f3ae93 — ΔE 1.6, shifts subtly: leans toward yellow#f4b39a — ΔE 1.0, shifts only faintly, with no single dominant change#eeb39e — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#eeb4a0 — ΔE 0.3, is virtually unchangedTest Wax Flower 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 1.81:1 and against black 11.58:1, 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.
#ffeee7 · #eeb39e · #c99481 · #9f705f · #764e3f · #502e21
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.
#f8dab5 · #f4c6a7 · #eeb39e · #d99f9a · #c18d95 · #a87c8e
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.
#eeb39e · #aba389 · #a77868 · #776631 · #684032 · #393118
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.
#f5e2db · #eeb39e · #68abc1 · #95776c · #72584f · #4e3d37
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#eeb39e · #a0a8ab · #7d726e · #414749 · #241916 · #000102
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.
#e9f4f8 · #c0cdd1 · #93a1a6 · #192b31 · #00090f · #eeb39e
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#eeb39e · #98aab0 · #4a7d8d · #004e61 · #00202a · #0d0100
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#eeb39e · #98aab0 · #47807c · #24486d · #002220 · #00020b
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#eeb39e · #9baba2 · #547f68 · #3e406d · #171739 · #000401
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#eeb39e · #a2a99b · #687c56 · #004e61 · #251232 · #000408
#F2BDAB · #F5C8B7 · #F9D2C4 · #FCDCD1 · #FFE7DE
#C5917E · #9E705F · #785042 · #543327 · #33180E
#E5B7A6 · #DCBAAE · #D3BDB6
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.