#A97B2DChai Tea (#A97B2D) is a mid-tone, soft orange with an OKLCH hue of 77°, lightness 0.61 and chroma 0.109. 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 | #A97B2D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(169, 123, 45) |
| HSL | hsl(38, 58%, 42%) |
| HSV | hsv(38, 73%, 66%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 27%, 73%, 34%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(54.9 10.3 47.7) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.615 0.109 77) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Chai Tea shifts subtly: leans toward red; in north-facing or shaded light it is virtually unchanged. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 1), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#ac7726 — ΔE 1.0, shifts subtly: leans toward red#ad7b2a — ΔE 0.7, shifts subtly: leans toward red#a97b2d — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#a97c2e — ΔE 0.3, is virtually unchangedTest Chai Tea 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 3.78:1 and against black 5.56:1, 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.
#fbd69f · #d6ad6e · #a97b2d · #8b6111 · #604000 · #382300
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.
#adae6e · #ab954c · #a97b2d · #9d642e · #8d4f32 · #793d35
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.
#acd084 · #98aa86 · #a97b2d · #85601f · #664400 · #283714
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.
#fcead1 · #dfc49e · #b2a490 · #a97b2d · #3965a2 · #574223
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#ebf2fc · #a89e91 · #a97b2d · #666b71 · #332a1d · #000103
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.
#ebf2fd · #c1cad5 · #939daa · #182332 · #00030f · #a97b2d
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#d4d8b3 · #39c2f4 · #a97b2d · #9b5d57 · #2e3b66 · #04100f
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#b4dcc9 · #8a92d3 · #a97b2d · #646c91 · #3e5d67 · #111205
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#daf9f9 · #55b1b2 · #a97b2d · #835594 · #3e194a · #000202
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#def9ed · #66b194 · #a97b2d · #3f6ba8 · #4a1335 · #000215
#B88E4E · #C6A26C · #D5B689 · #E4CAA5 · #F2DEC2
#8D641B · #734E05 · #573A00 · #3D2700 · #241500
#A27E46 · #9A8059 · #92826A
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.