#BD9D95Coca Mocha (#BD9D95) is a light, muted red with an OKLCH hue of 34°, lightness 0.72 and chroma 0.04. 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 | #BD9D95 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(189, 157, 149) |
| HSL | hsl(12, 23%, 66%) |
| HSV | hsv(12, 21%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 17%, 21%, 26%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(67.4 10.6 8.6) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.723 0.040 34) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Coca Mocha shifts subtly: leans toward orange; in north-facing or shaded light it is virtually unchanged. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 1.5), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#c2998b — ΔE 1.5, shifts subtly: leans toward orange#c29d92 — ΔE 0.8, shifts subtly: leans toward orange#bd9d95 — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#bd9e97 — ΔE 0.3, is virtually unchangedTest Coca Mocha 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 2.49:1 and against black 8.42:1, 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.
#ffede9 · #e0c2ba · #bd9d95 · #91756e · #6b534d · #47322d
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.
#e6c5a4 · #dcac92 · #bd9d95 · #ba8283 · #a2717e · #896276
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.
#bd9d95 · #91866d · #8a5c51 · #604a15 · #4e271e · #241a03
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.
#ffe6df · #d6c3bf · #bd9d95 · #4990a0 · #785d56 · #53413c
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#eaf4f6 · #bd9d95 · #938784 · #4e5456 · #2a1f1c · #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.
#fceeeb · #d5c6c2 · #bd9d95 · #34211c · #100201 · #ea5c3b
The same quiet ground carrying one bright gold voice — the high-energy pairing a cool or muted anchor cannot reach through its own temperature.
#fceeeb · #d5c6c2 · #bd9d95 · #34211c · #100201 · #d9c64e
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#e2f6fb · #bd9d95 · #5e94a0 · #095d6c · #00272f · #050000
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#e2f6fb · #bd9d95 · #5f968e · #2b5779 · #002924 · #00040f
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#e7f7eb · #bd9d95 · #6d957a · #464f7c · #191e40 · #000601
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#eef5e4 · #bd9d95 · #829168 · #095d6c · #29193a · #000407
#C8ABA4 · #D2B9B3 · #DDC7C2 · #E7D5D1 · #F2E4E0
#9C8079 · #7D645D · #5F4944 · #42302B · #271815
#B89F98 · #B3A19C · #AEA29F
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.