#965A3ECoconut (#965A3E) is a mid-tone, soft orange with an OKLCH hue of 45°, lightness 0.53 and chroma 0.089. 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 | #965A3E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(150, 90, 62) |
| HSL | hsl(19, 42%, 42%) |
| HSV | hsv(19, 59%, 59%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 40%, 59%, 41%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(44.4 21.8 26.5) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.529 0.089 45) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Coconut is virtually unchanged; in north-facing or shaded light it is virtually unchanged. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 0.9), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#985738 — ΔE 0.9, is virtually unchanged#995a3c — ΔE 0.6, is virtually unchanged#965a3e — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#965b3f — ΔE 0.2, is virtually unchangedTest Coconut 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 5.48:1 and against black 3.83:1, 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.
#e6b49d · #c28b72 · #965a3e · #784127 · #502209 · #280800
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.
#a78a5e · #9f724a · #965a3e · #83473f · #6d373e · #562a3b
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.
#b7a865 · #90896b · #965a3e · #72412a · #522813 · #231c00
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.
#75c4e3 · #9b877f · #965a3e · #644436 · #43291d · #221109
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#e9f4f8 · #90837d · #965a3e · #4d5456 · #2a1e19 · #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.
#e8f4f9 · #bfcdd3 · #93a2a9 · #192d35 · #000b13 · #965a3e
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#dbdab4 · #48afab · #9f7384 · #965a3e · #45596b · #05150c
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#e1f6ff · #4d9493 · #965a3e · #2e5383 · #002828 · #00010c
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#e2f8ed · #5a947b · #965a3e · #4e4a81 · #1f1a44 · #000301
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#eaf6e4 · #739064 · #965a3e · #005b75 · #2f143a · #00050b
#A97259 · #BB8A74 · #CEA390 · #E0BCAD · #F2D6CA
#7E4930 · #683822 · #522814 · #3D1907 · #290B00
#8E5E49 · #856253 · #7C665C
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.