#D4BC94Crepe (#D4BC94) is a light, muted yellow with an OKLCH hue of 80°, lightness 0.81 and chroma 0.06. 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 | #D4BC94 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(212, 188, 148) |
| HSL | hsl(38, 43%, 71%) |
| HSV | hsv(38, 30%, 83%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 11%, 30%, 17%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(77.3 2.6 23.4) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.806 0.060 80) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Crepe shifts subtly: drifts toward orange; in north-facing or shaded light it is virtually unchanged. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 1.6), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#dab789 — ΔE 1.6, shifts subtly: drifts toward orange#dabc90 — ΔE 1.0, shifts subtly: drifts toward orange#d4bc94 — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#d4bd96 — ΔE 0.3, is virtually unchangedTest Crepe 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 1.84:1 and against black 11.42:1, 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.
#fff0d7 · #d4bc94 · #b59f7a · #8d7a59 · #67563a · #44351c
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.
#dfe4b8 · #dcd09e · #d4bc94 · #cca47e · #bc8f78 · #a87b72
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.
#d4bc94 · #97a68e · #967e55 · #546e40 · #5a4621 · #27341e
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.
#ebe2d3 · #d4bc94 · #ab9b81 · #5e78a4 · #493d28 · #2a2214
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#d4bc94 · #9fa3aa · #777168 · #424549 · #201b12 · #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.
#faf1e1 · #d4bc94 · #594a32 · #3d2e14 · #190d00 · #f3b94d
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#d4bc94 · #9ba4b2 · #5e7396 · #2c446c · #081a39 · #110700
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#d4bc94 · #9ba4b2 · #4c798f · #443d6a · #001f2d · #010007
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#d4bc94 · #94a8a9 · #447d80 · #56365d · #28102d · #000203
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#d4bc94 · #96a8a1 · #4c7e6d · #2c446c · #300c1f · #000007
#DAC5A2 · #E1CFB0 · #E8D8BE · #EEE1CC · #F5EBDB
#AE9975 · #8A7858 · #68583C · #473A22 · #291E09
#D0BD9E · #CBBEA7 · #C7BEB0
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.