#C4AB86Croissant (#C4AB86) is a light, muted orange with an OKLCH hue of 77°, lightness 0.75 and chroma 0.058. 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 | #C4AB86 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(196, 171, 134) |
| HSL | hsl(36, 34%, 65%) |
| HSV | hsv(36, 32%, 77%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 13%, 32%, 23%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(71.3 3.5 22.4) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.754 0.058 77) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Croissant shifts subtly: leans toward red; in north-facing or shaded light it is virtually unchanged. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 1.6), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#caa67c — ΔE 1.6, shifts subtly: leans toward red#caab83 — ΔE 0.9, shifts subtly: leans toward red#c4ab86 — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#c4ac88 — ΔE 0.3, is virtually unchangedTest Croissant 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 2.21:1 and against black 9.52:1, 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.
#ffefd9 · #ddc5a3 · #c4ab86 · #8e7959 · #68563a · #45351c
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.
#d8d9ad · #d0c291 · #c4ab86 · #bc9370 · #ac7e6a · #986c64
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.
#c4ab86 · #89957d · #886e47 · #495e30 · #4d3712 · #1c2610
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.
#dbd1c2 · #c4ab86 · #6583ae · #5b4b34 · #3c2f1b · #1e1509
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#edf2f9 · #c4ab86 · #999289 · #56595d · #29231b · #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.
#faf0e2 · #c4ab86 · #584932 · #3c2d14 · #190c00 · #f5b64e
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#cdd7b3 · #c4ab86 · #b37b67 · #6959a9 · #25345b · #18051d
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#eaf3ff · #c4ab86 · #6b9bb0 · #565280 · #002938 · #010007
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#e1f7f7 · #c4ab86 · #669fa0 · #6a4b74 · #311938 · #000202
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#e4f7ef · #c4ab86 · #6fa08c · #3d5a82 · #3a162a · #000007
#CDB796 · #D6C3A7 · #E0CFB7 · #E9DBC8 · #F2E8D8
#A28B6A · #816D50 · #615036 · #43351F · #271B08
#C0AC8F · #BBAD98 · #B7AEA1
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.