#D68755Copperhead (#D68755) is a light, soft orange with an OKLCH hue of 52°, lightness 0.7 and chroma 0.117. 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 | #D68755 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(214, 135, 85) |
| HSL | hsl(23, 61%, 59%) |
| HSV | hsv(23, 60%, 84%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 37%, 60%, 16%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(63.6 25.5 39.2) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.695 0.117 52) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Copperhead shifts only faintly, with no single dominant change; in north-facing or shaded light it is virtually unchanged. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 1.2), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#d9824d — ΔE 1.2, shifts only faintly, with no single dominant change#db8752 — ΔE 0.9, is virtually unchanged#d68755 — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#d68857 — ΔE 0.3, is virtually unchangedTest Copperhead 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 2.82:1 and against black 7.46:1, 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.
#ffeee4 · #ffb68b · #d68755 · #af683a · #85461a · #5a2700
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.
#dfbe7d · #dca364 · #d68755 · #c3725b · #ac5f60 · #935061
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.
#c2bf93 · #d68755 · #ad6d44 · #6c6400 · #6d350b · #322e00
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.
#ffdbc6 · #d3baab · #d68755 · #0b87b5 · #77533d · #50382a
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#e7f4fb · #d68755 · #8e7e75 · #474f54 · #2b1c13 · #000103
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.
#e8f4fb · #bfcdd4 · #91a1aa · #162b36 · #000912 · #d68755
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#d1d5b0 · #d68755 · #a17985 · #217f88 · #253243 · #05130f
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#e3f5ff · #d68755 · #25929a · #294b8d · #002528 · #00000e
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#dbfaef · #d68755 · #3a947b · #513f88 · #23104a · #000201
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#e5f8e3 · #d68755 · #60905b · #005575 · #34073b · #00040a
#DF986D · #E8AA84 · #F0BB9C · #F9CDB3 · #FFDFCC
#B36D3F · #91532A · #713B15 · #522400 · #311100
#CB8D67 · #BF9276 · #B39685
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.