#7F7755Boa (#7F7755) is a mid-tone, muted yellow with an OKLCH hue of 96°, lightness 0.57 and chroma 0.05. 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 | #7F7755 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(127, 119, 85) |
| HSL | hsl(49, 20%, 42%) |
| HSV | hsv(49, 33%, 50%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 6%, 33%, 50%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(49.9 -2.5 19.9) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.568 0.050 96) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Boa shifts subtly: leans toward orange; in north-facing or shaded light it is virtually unchanged. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 1.1), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#83744e — ΔE 1.1, shifts subtly: leans toward orange#837753 — ΔE 0.6, shifts subtly: leans toward orange#7f7755 — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#7f7856 — ΔE 0.3, is virtually unchangedTest Boa 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 4.49:1 and against black 4.67:1, 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.
#d4cdb2 · #ada688 · #7f7755 · #645d3d · #413b1f · #221c04
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.
#90a27b · #898d5d · #7f7755 · #7a6135 · #6d4d2d · #5e3a28
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.
#93c199 · #859b88 · #7f7755 · #645a2e · #483f16 · #172b1a
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.
#e2deca · #c1ba9d · #9b9888 · #7f7755 · #4c5381 · #3f3a23
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#f0f1f9 · #949287 · #7f7755 · #5b5d62 · #29261c · #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.
#f5f2e4 · #cfcbbb · #7f7755 · #302b13 · #0e0900 · #dec44d
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#eef1ff · #878fb7 · #7f7755 · #525987 · #1e2245 · #080400
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#eef1ff · #7496b5 · #7f7755 · #68517e · #052843 · #020005
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#e2f6fc · #669ba9 · #7f7755 · #784c6d · #391932 · #000407
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#e2f7f4 · #669e97 · #7f7755 · #525987 · #3f1721 · #010008
#928B6D · #A69F85 · #B9B49D · #CECAB7 · #E3DFD1
#696243 · #544E33 · #403A22 · #2D2813 · #1B1705
#7D775D · #7B7764 · #7A776B
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.