#D1B399Cashmere (#D1B399) is a light, muted orange with an OKLCH hue of 63°, lightness 0.79 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 | #D1B399 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(209, 179, 153) |
| HSL | hsl(28, 38%, 71%) |
| HSV | hsv(28, 27%, 82%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 14%, 27%, 18%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(74.9 6.9 17.3) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.786 0.050 63) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Cashmere shifts subtly: leans toward red, gains intensity; in north-facing or shaded light it is virtually unchanged. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 1.7), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#d7ae8e — ΔE 1.7, shifts subtly: leans toward red, gains intensity#d7b395 — ΔE 1.0, is virtually unchanged#d1b399 — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#d1b49b — ΔE 0.3, is virtually unchangedTest Cashmere 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 1.98:1 and against black 10.62:1, so black text is the stronger pairing. That pairing passes WCAG AA for body text. Avoid white text on this color entirely.
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.
#ffefe0 · #d1b399 · #b89c84 · #907762 · #6a5442 · #463424
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.
#ebe0b4 · #e4c89b · #d1b399 · #cc9a81 · #b8867c · #a27477
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.
#d1b399 · #999d83 · #987454 · #5e6430 · #5b3c20 · #2a2d14
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.
#e8dace · #d1b399 · #6e9dc2 · #88715d · #665341 · #44372b
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#ecf3f8 · #d1b399 · #a49b94 · #5b5f63 · #2d251e · #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.
#fbefe5 · #d1b399 · #5d4c3c · #42301f · #200e00 · #f39d46
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#e6f4ff · #d1b399 · #7da2c0 · #366386 · #022a43 · #110400
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#e6f4ff · #d1b399 · #71a7b3 · #515c89 · #002d35 · #010109
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#e2f7f3 · #d1b399 · #72aaa1 · #675482 · #2d1e40 · #000201
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#e7f7eb · #d1b399 · #81a98c · #366386 · #391a34 · #00040e
#D8BEA7 · #DFC8B4 · #E7D3C2 · #EEDED0 · #F5E8DE
#AC927A · #89725D · #675341 · #473627 · #2A1C0F
#CCB4A0 · #C7B6A7 · #C2B7AE
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.