#DC9B68Coyote (#DC9B68) is a light, soft orange with an OKLCH hue of 58°, lightness 0.74 and chroma 0.103. 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 | #DC9B68 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(220, 155, 104) |
| HSL | hsl(26, 62%, 64%) |
| HSV | hsv(26, 53%, 86%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 30%, 53%, 14%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(69.2 18.7 36.3) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.742 0.103 58) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Coyote shifts subtly: leans toward red; in north-facing or shaded light it is virtually unchanged. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 1.3), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#e0965f — ΔE 1.3, shifts subtly: leans toward red#e19b65 — ΔE 0.9, is virtually unchanged#dc9b68 — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#dc9c6a — ΔE 0.3, is virtually unchangedTest Coyote 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 2.35:1 and against black 8.93:1, 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.
#ffeee2 · #f8ba8b · #dc9b68 · #a66e41 · #7d4c22 · #552c02
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.
#e6d095 · #e1b67b · #dc9b68 · #cb8569 · #b6726a · #9e616a
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.
#dc9b68 · #8e906c · #956238 · #565700 · #572b00 · #212200
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.
#decabb · #dc9b68 · #4692c1 · #826249 · #60442e · #3c2a1c
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#e9f3fb · #dc9b68 · #9a8d84 · #51585c · #2d2117 · #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.
#e9f4fb · #c0cdd6 · #94a2ac · #1b2d39 · #000b17 · #dc9b68
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#d2dab5 · #dc9b68 · #b6888d · #207a96 · #273452 · #051211
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#badcc2 · #dc9b68 · #8190d2 · #4f7078 · #2b3553 · #130f04
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#ddf9f2 · #dc9b68 · #51a090 · #5e4887 · #2a1647 · #000302
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#e5f8e7 · #dc9b68 · #6c9e74 · #005d88 · #390f38 · #00050f
#E3A97D · #EAB891 · #F1C6A6 · #F8D4BA · #FEE3CE
#B77D4F · #946137 · #724520 · #512C08 · #311500
#D29F78 · #C8A387 · #BEA695
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.