Boho Copper #B96033

Boho Copper (#B96033) is a mid-tone, soft orange with an OKLCH hue of 46°, lightness 0.59 and chroma 0.129. 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.

Color values

HEX#B96033
RGBrgb(185, 96, 51)
HSLhsl(20, 57%, 46%)
HSVhsv(20, 72%, 73%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 48%, 72%, 27%)
CIE Lablab(50.6 32.4 41)
OKLCHoklch(0.586 0.129 46)

How Boho Copper behaves under real light

Under warm 2700K interior light Boho Copper shifts subtly: drifts toward red; in north-facing or shaded light it is virtually unchanged. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 0.9), so it is a lighting-stable choice.

Test Boho Copper in the color lighting simulator — sweep it through daylight, warm 2700K light, 4000K LED, and shade alongside the rest of your palette.

Contrast & accessibility

Against white it measures 4.39:1 and against black 4.78:1, so black text is the stronger pairing. That pairing passes WCAG AA for body text.

Colors that go with Boho Copper

Tonal

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.

#ffc4a9 · #e6956f · #b96033 · #98471b · #6b2800 · #3b1200

Analogous

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.

#c39854 · #c07d3d · #b96033 · #a44c40 · #8c3c47 · #722e49

Shifted

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.

#d0ba4e · #a59b6d · #b96033 · #914823 · #6f2e07 · #332a00

Contrast

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.

#ffdbca · #44c8f6 · #b96033 · #70564a · #5d321c · #351c10

Quiet Support

The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.

#e6f5fb · #a5938a · #b96033 · #5a6468 · #35241b · #000204

Bright Accent

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.

#e7f4fa · #becdd4 · #92a3aa · #172d36 · #000b13 · #b96033

Complementary

The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.

#e1f6ff · #43a4c7 · #b96033 · #006d8b · #002d3d · #200500

Split-complementary

The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.

#e1f6ff · #31abab · #b96033 · #2962aa · #003030 · #00051d

Triadic

Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.

#dbfbec · #50ab88 · #b96033 · #5d54a7 · #271a5b · #000301

Tetradic

Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.

#e7f8df · #7aa664 · #b96033 · #006d8b · #3c104c · #00050b

Tints, shades & muted variants

Tints

#C87851 · #D68F6E · #E4A78A · #F1BEA7 · #FED6C4

Shades

#9C4C23 · #803912 · #652701 · #491800 · #2D0B00

Muted

#AD6846 · #A16E57 · #947465

Using Boho Copper

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.

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