#897A3ECapers (#897A3E) is a mid-tone, soft yellow with an OKLCH hue of 96°, lightness 0.58 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 | #897A3E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(137, 122, 62) |
| HSL | hsl(48, 38%, 39%) |
| HSV | hsv(48, 55%, 54%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 11%, 55%, 46%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(51.4 -2.5 34.6) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.580 0.082 96) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Capers 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.
#8d7637 — ΔE 1.2, shifts subtly: leans toward orange#8d7a3b — ΔE 0.7, shifts subtly: leans toward orange#897a3e — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#897b3f — ΔE 0.3, is virtually unchangedTest Capers 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 4.27:1 and against black 4.92:1, 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.
#ddd1a4 · #b7aa76 · #897a3e · #6d5f27 · #4a3d04 · #271f00
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.
#93a67b · #8d915c · #897a3e · #806432 · #734f2c · #643c28
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.
#94c69a · #88a08a · #897a3e · #6a5d2c · #4d4213 · #192f1c
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.
#e7e2cc · #c6be9d · #a09c8b · #897a3e · #4e5689 · #443d24
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#eff1fa · #98958a · #897a3e · #5f6066 · #2a281d · #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 · #c6c9d4 · #999ca9 · #202332 · #03030f · #897a3e
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#eef1ff · #8992be · #897a3e · #535c8f · #1f2349 · #080400
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#eef1ff · #749abc · #897a3e · #6c5486 · #002a47 · #020006
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#e0f6fc · #64a0af · #897a3e · #7d4e72 · #3c1835 · #000305
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#e0f8f4 · #64a39b · #897a3e · #535c8f · #431623 · #010008
#9B8E5A · #ADA275 · #C0B690 · #D3CBAC · #E6E0C8
#72642E · #5B4F1E · #463B0E · #322800 · #1E1700
#867A4D · #837A5A · #7F7B67
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.