#A28557Banner Gold (#A28557) is a mid-tone, soft orange with an OKLCH hue of 78°, lightness 0.63 and chroma 0.072. 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 | #A28557 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(162, 133, 87) |
| HSL | hsl(37, 30%, 49%) |
| HSV | hsv(37, 46%, 64%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 18%, 46%, 36%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(57.2 4.8 28.9) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.633 0.072 78) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Banner Gold shifts subtly: leans toward red; in north-facing or shaded light it is virtually unchanged. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 1.2), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#a68150 — ΔE 1.2, shifts subtly: leans toward red#a68554 — ΔE 0.7, shifts subtly: leans toward red#a28557 — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#a28659 — ΔE 0.3, is virtually unchangedTest Banner Gold 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 3.48:1 and against black 6.03:1, so black 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.
#f6dfbb · #d0b68e · #a28557 · #856a40 · #5f4821 · #3c2803
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.
#b0b388 · #a99c6c · #a28557 · #966f4d · #865b47 · #734a42
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.
#a1ae95 · #a28557 · #816841 · #42592b · #47320c · #17210c
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.
#deccb1 · #b4aa9c · #a28557 · #4f6b95 · #564934 · #362d20
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#eef2f9 · #aba59b · #a28557 · #6d7074 · #332d24 · #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.
#edf2fa · #c3c9d2 · #969ca6 · #1b232e · #01030c · #a28557
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#eaf2ff · #8fa7cc · #a28557 · #54719b · #192e4e · #100600
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#eaf2ff · #7eadc4 · #a28557 · #6d6899 · #003346 · #010007
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#e1f7f7 · #78b1b3 · #a28557 · #82618c · #3b2343 · #000202
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#e4f7ef · #80b29f · #a28557 · #54719b · #452034 · #000007
#B1976E · #C0A986 · #CFBB9D · #DECEB5 · #EDE1CE
#876D43 · #6C5530 · #533F1E · #3B2A0C · #241600
#9D8663 · #98876E · #938879
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.