#D1B99BCosy Wool (#D1B99B) is a light, muted orange with an OKLCH hue of 73°, lightness 0.8 and chroma 0.049. 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 | #D1B99B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(209, 185, 155) |
| HSL | hsl(33, 37%, 71%) |
| HSV | hsv(33, 26%, 82%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 11%, 26%, 18%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(76.4 4 18.4) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.798 0.049 73) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Cosy Wool shifts subtly: leans toward red; in north-facing or shaded light it is virtually unchanged. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 1.7), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#d7b490 — ΔE 1.7, shifts subtly: leans toward red#d7ba97 — ΔE 1.1, shifts only faintly, with no single dominant change#d1b99b — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#d1ba9d — ΔE 0.3, is virtually unchangedTest Cosy Wool 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 1.89:1 and against black 11.12:1, 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.
#ffefdc · #d1b99b · #b49e82 · #8d7960 · #675640 · #443522
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.
#e4e2b5 · #dfcd9c · #d1b99b · #cda07f · #bb8b79 · #a67874
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.
#d1b99b · #98a289 · #977a55 · #596a39 · #5b4220 · #29311a
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.
#eadfd1 · #d1b99b · #6c8fb9 · #695741 · #493a26 · #291f13
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#d1b99b · #9da2a8 · #766f67 · #404448 · #201a12 · #010204
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.
#faf0e5 · #d1b99b · #584a38 · #3c2e1b · #1b0c00 · #f4af4a
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#d1b99b · #97a2af · #587393 · #24456a · #021b38 · #120600
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#d1b99b · #97a2af · #47788a · #3e3d6a · #001f2a · #010007
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#d1b99b · #92a6a5 · #437c7a · #513760 · #251030 · #000303
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#d1b99b · #95a69d · #4f7c67 · #24456a · #2e0c23 · #000107
#D8C3A8 · #DFCCB5 · #E6D6C3 · #EDE0D0 · #F4EADE
#AC977C · #88765E · #665642 · #463927 · #281D0F
#CDBAA3 · #C9BBAA · #C4BCB1
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.