#9D6646Argan Oil (#9D6646) is a mid-tone, soft orange with an OKLCH hue of 51°, lightness 0.56 and chroma 0.085. 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 | #9D6646 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(157, 102, 70) |
| HSL | hsl(22, 38%, 45%) |
| HSV | hsv(22, 55%, 62%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 35%, 55%, 38%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(48.4 18.6 27.1) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.562 0.085 51) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Argan Oil shifts only faintly, with no single dominant change; in north-facing or shaded light it is virtually unchanged. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 1), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#9f6240 — ΔE 1.0, shifts only faintly, with no single dominant change#a16644 — ΔE 0.7, is virtually unchanged#9d6646 — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#9d6747 — ΔE 0.3, is virtually unchangedTest Argan Oil 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 4.75:1 and against black 4.42:1, so white text is the stronger pairing. That pairing passes WCAG AA for body text.
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.
#eec0a6 · #ca977b · #9d6646 · #7f4d2f · #572c11 · #311000
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.
#ad966a · #a67e55 · #9d6646 · #8b5345 · #764243 · #603340
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.
#bcb474 · #979477 · #9d6646 · #794c32 · #5a321a · #292507
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.
#f4d4c3 · #77bcdd · #9d6646 · #625249 · #4c3122 · #291910
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#eaf3f8 · #998d87 · #9d6646 · #565c60 · #2e231d · #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.
#e9f4f9 · #c0cdd3 · #94a2a9 · #1b2d36 · #000b13 · #9d6646
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#d1d6b0 · #b47c80 · #9d6646 · #545985 · #244988 · #100627
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#e3f5ff · #5a9da0 · #9d6646 · #3f5b8b · #002c2f · #000009
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#e2f8ef · #649e8a · #9d6646 · #5b5287 · #261e45 · #000402
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#e9f6e6 · #7a9a73 · #9d6646 · #196482 · #35183b · #00050c
#AE7C60 · #BF937A · #D0AA94 · #E1C1AF · #F2D9CB
#845336 · #6C4026 · #542E17 · #3E1E09 · #290E00
#956A51 · #8D6D5B · #857065
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.