#BA8759Deer (#BA8759) is a mid-tone, soft orange with an OKLCH hue of 62°, lightness 0.66 and chroma 0.088. 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 | #BA8759 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(186, 135, 89) |
| HSL | hsl(28, 41%, 54%) |
| HSV | hsv(28, 52%, 73%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 27%, 52%, 27%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(60.3 14.1 32.3) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.663 0.088 62) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Deer shifts subtly: leans toward red; in north-facing or shaded light it is virtually unchanged. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 1.2), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#be8351 — ΔE 1.2, shifts subtly: leans toward red#bf8756 — ΔE 0.9, is virtually unchanged#ba8759 — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#ba885b — ΔE 0.3, is virtually unchangedTest Deer 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 3.14:1 and against black 6.7:1, so black text is the stronger pairing. That pairing passes WCAG AA for body text.
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.
#ffe7d4 · #e8ba91 · #ba8759 · #9b6c42 · #734a23 · #4d2a03
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.
#c6b886 · #c1a06d · #ba8759 · #aa7257 · #965f55 · #814e52
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.
#b1b696 · #ba8759 · #956b46 · #585e1c · #583511 · #242709
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.
#f1d2b9 · #c2b2a4 · #ba8759 · #4078a2 · #654e3a · #423326
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#ebf3fa · #ba8759 · #80766e · #44494d · #241b13 · #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.
#eaf3fb · #c2ccd5 · #96a2ac · #1e2d39 · #000b16 · #ba8759
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#e6f4ff · #ba8759 · #527d9f · #0f4d73 · #001f36 · #180700
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#bfdfc8 · #9ea9db · #ba8759 · #496a73 · #37405a · #151004
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#e0f8f3 · #ba8759 · #43867c · #523b6f · #24123a · #000201
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#e5f7e9 · #ba8759 · #588564 · #0f4d73 · #300c2c · #000511
#C69870 · #D2AA87 · #DEBC9E · #EACEB5 · #F6E0CD
#9B6E44 · #7D5530 · #613E1C · #452809 · #2B1300
#B28A67 · #AA8D74 · #A28F80
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.