#86793DBay Leaf (#86793D) is a mid-tone, soft yellow with an OKLCH hue of 97°, lightness 0.57 and chroma 0.082. 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 | #86793D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(134, 121, 61) |
| HSL | hsl(49, 37%, 38%) |
| HSV | hsv(49, 54%, 53%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 10%, 54%, 47%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(50.8 -3.3 34.4) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.575 0.082 97) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Bay Leaf shifts subtly: leans toward orange; 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.
#8a7537 — ΔE 1.2, shifts subtly: leans toward orange#8a793b — ΔE 0.6, shifts subtly: leans toward orange#86793d — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#867a3e — ΔE 0.3, is virtually unchangedTest Bay Leaf 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 4.36:1 and against black 4.82:1, 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.
#dad0a2 · #b4a975 · #86793d · #6a5e26 · #473c03 · #251e00
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.
#90a57b · #8a905b · #86793d · #7d6331 · #714e2a · #623b26
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.
#91c59a · #869e89 · #86793d · #675c2b · #4b4112 · #162e1b
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.
#e4e0cb · #c4bd9c · #9e9a89 · #86793d · #4e5487 · #423c22
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#f0f1fa · #969489 · #86793d · #5d5e64 · #2a271c · #010102
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.
#eff1fb · #c6c8d4 · #999ba8 · #202231 · #03030e · #86793d
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#c9dbb9 · #7d9b71 · #86793d · #1d4f8b · #2a355c · #051317
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#eef1ff · #7398ba · #86793d · #6b5283 · #022947 · #020006
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#e0f6fd · #639eae · #86793d · #7c4c6f · #3c1833 · #000407
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#e0f8f5 · #62a19a · #86793d · #545a8d · #421621 · #010008
#988D59 · #ABA174 · #BEB690 · #D1CBAB · #E5E0C8
#6F642D · #594F1D · #443B0D · #302800 · #1D1700
#83794C · #807959 · #7D7965
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.