#AA8F7ACocoloco (#AA8F7A) is a mid-tone, muted orange with an OKLCH hue of 60°, lightness 0.67 and chroma 0.044. 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 | #AA8F7A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(170, 143, 122) |
| HSL | hsl(26, 22%, 57%) |
| HSV | hsv(26, 28%, 67%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 16%, 28%, 33%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(61.3 6.9 15) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.669 0.044 60) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Cocoloco 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.
#af8b71 — ΔE 1.4, shifts subtly: leans toward red#af8f77 — ΔE 0.9, is virtually unchanged#aa8f7a — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#aa907c — ΔE 0.3, is virtually unchangedTest Cocoloco 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 3.04:1 and against black 6.92:1, 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.
#ffead9 · #d9c0ae · #aa8f7a · #8d7461 · #675140 · #433122
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.
#c8ba90 · #c0a278 · #aa8f7a · #a77661 · #93635c · #7e5257
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.
#b4b79c · #aa8f7a · #936e51 · #5c5f29 · #57371d · #27280f
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.
#f0d5c0 · #c2b4a9 · #aa8f7a · #497a9c · #655040 · #42352a
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#ecf3f8 · #aa8f7a · #817871 · #454a4d · #241c15 · #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.
#fbefe7 · #d7cac0 · #aa8f7a · #402f21 · #1e0e02 · #f29845
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#e6f4ff · #aa8f7a · #597f9a · #1c4e6e · #002035 · #140500
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#e6f4ff · #aa8f7a · #4d848e · #394772 · #002328 · #000008
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#e3f7f2 · #aa8f7a · #50867b · #503f6c · #221537 · #000201
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#e8f6ea · #aa8f7a · #618467 · #1c4e6e · #2e112c · #000510
#B79F8C · #C5AF9F · #D2C0B2 · #E0D1C5 · #EEE2D9
#8D7562 · #715B4B · #564335 · #3C2D20 · #24170D
#A69080 · #A19286 · #9D938B
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.