#CCBCA9Attic Linen (#CCBCA9) is a light, muted orange with an OKLCH hue of 72°, lightness 0.8 and chroma 0.032. 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 | #CCBCA9 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(204, 188, 169) |
| HSL | hsl(33, 26%, 73%) |
| HSV | hsv(33, 17%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 8%, 17%, 20%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(77.1 2.5 11.7) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.803 0.032 72) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Attic Linen shifts subtly: leans toward red, gains intensity; 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.
#d3b79d — ΔE 1.8, shifts subtly: leans toward red, gains intensity#d2bda5 — ΔE 1.1, shifts only faintly, with no single dominant change#ccbca9 — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#ccbdab — ΔE 0.3, is virtually unchangedTest Attic Linen 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 1.85:1 and against black 11.33:1, 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.
#feefde · #ccbca9 · #aea08e · #877a6b · #62574a · #40362b
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.
#e5e2b5 · #e1cd9d · #ccbca9 · #cfa181 · #bd8c7c · #a87a76
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.
#ccbca9 · #9aa48a · #997b56 · #5b6c3a · #5d4322 · #2a321b
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.
#ece0d3 · #ccbca9 · #6d92bc · #6a5842 · #4a3b28 · #2a2014
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#ccbca9 · #9ea3a9 · #777068 · #414449 · #211a12 · #010204
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.
#f7f1e9 · #ccbca9 · #4e4539 · #32281c · #100700 · #f4ad4a
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#ccbca9 · #99a4b1 · #587494 · #24466b · #011c38 · #120600
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#ccbca9 · #99a4b1 · #487a8b · #3e3e6b · #00202a · #010007
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#ccbca9 · #93a7a6 · #447d7b · #523861 · #251130 · #000202
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#ccbca9 · #97a79e · #517d67 · #24466b · #2e0d23 · #00020b
#D3C5B4 · #DBCEC0 · #E2D8CB · #EAE1D7 · #F1EBE3
#A79988 · #847869 · #63584B · #433A2F · #261E15
#C9BDAE · #C6BDB2 · #C4BEB7
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.