#875F42Cocoa (#875F42) is a mid-tone, muted orange with an OKLCH hue of 57°, lightness 0.52 and chroma 0.067. 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 | #875F42 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(135, 95, 66) |
| HSL | hsl(25, 34%, 39%) |
| HSV | hsv(25, 51%, 53%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 30%, 51%, 47%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(43.8 12.7 23) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.521 0.067 57) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Cocoa 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.
#8a5c3c — ΔE 1.0, shifts subtly: leans toward red#8a5f40 — ΔE 0.6, is virtually unchanged#875f42 — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#876043 — ΔE 0.3, is virtually unchangedTest Cocoa 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 5.61:1 and against black 3.75:1, so white 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.
#d8b69f · #b48f75 · #875f42 · #6a462b · #45260e · #210a00
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.
#9b8b63 · #93744d · #875f42 · #794a3a · #663a36 · #522b32
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.
#a8a971 · #88886f · #875f42 · #684429 · #4a2a11 · #1c1c04
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.
#e2c8b7 · #7bb1d3 · #875f42 · #54483f · #3e2819 · #1d1108
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#ebf3f8 · #8b817b · #875f42 · #4c5154 · #271e18 · #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.
#ffeee3 · #ddc8bb · #875f42 · #482d19 · #230c00 · #f29142
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#e5f5ff · #6089a3 · #875f42 · #205674 · #002437 · #100300
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#e5f5ff · #568e95 · #875f42 · #3d4e79 · #00262b · #000008
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#e3f7f1 · #5b8f82 · #875f42 · #544774 · #24193b · #000302
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#e9f6e9 · #6c8d6e · #875f42 · #205674 · #301430 · #000610
#9B765C · #AE8E77 · #C2A693 · #D7BFAF · #EBD8CC
#714E34 · #5D3D26 · #482D18 · #351E0B · #230F02
#81614B · #7B6454 · #75665C
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.