#C29867Chalet (#C29867) is a light, soft orange with an OKLCH hue of 70°, lightness 0.71 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 | #C29867 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(194, 152, 103) |
| HSL | hsl(32, 43%, 58%) |
| HSV | hsv(32, 47%, 76%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 22%, 47%, 24%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(65.7 9.5 31.7) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.708 0.082 70) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Chalet shifts subtly: leans toward red; in north-facing or shaded light it is virtually unchanged. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 1.4), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#c6935e — ΔE 1.4, shifts subtly: leans toward red#c79864 — ΔE 0.8, shifts subtly: leans toward red#c29867 — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#c29969 — ΔE 0.3, is virtually unchangedTest Chalet 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 2.63:1 and against black 7.98:1, 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.
#ffefdd · #e8c296 · #c29867 · #9a7548 · #72522a · #4d310b
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.
#cec999 · #c8b17d · #c29867 · #b38262 · #a16e5e · #8d5c5a
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.
#bbc5a8 · #c29867 · #9e7b53 · #5d6d35 · #60431e · #2c3319
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.
#fbe3c7 · #cec1b3 · #c29867 · #5983af · #6f5c46 · #4c3f31
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#ecf3f9 · #c29867 · #8c847b · #4d5155 · #271f16 · #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.
#ebf3fb · #c2cbd4 · #959ea9 · #1b2633 · #000510 · #c29867
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#d3d8b3 · #c29867 · #a77c79 · #207c8f · #293551 · #051410
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#e8f3ff · #c29867 · #568fa1 · #484a7d · #002530 · #010008
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#e0f8f5 · #c29867 · #53928e · #5e4372 · #2b1539 · #000202
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#e4f7ec · #c29867 · #629278 · #2a537c · #35112b · #00030f
#CCA77C · #D7B691 · #E1C5A6 · #EBD4BA · #F5E3D0
#A17C4F · #816039 · #634623 · #462E0E · #2B1700
#BB9A75 · #B49C81 · #AD9E8D
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.