#D5C0A1Dune (#D5C0A1) is a light, muted orange with an OKLCH hue of 78°, lightness 0.82 and chroma 0.048. 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 | #D5C0A1 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(213, 192, 161) |
| HSL | hsl(36, 38%, 73%) |
| HSV | hsv(36, 24%, 84%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 10%, 24%, 16%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(78.7 2.6 18.4) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.817 0.048 78) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Dune 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.
#dcbb96 — ΔE 1.7, shifts subtly: leans toward red#dbc19d — ΔE 1.1, shifts subtly: leans toward red#d5c0a1 — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#d5c1a3 — ΔE 0.3, is virtually unchangedTest Dune 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 1.77:1 and against black 11.88:1, 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.
#fff0d9 · #d5c0a1 · #b29f83 · #8b7a61 · #655741 · #423623
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.
#e1e3b7 · #e0d1a0 · #d5c0a1 · #d1a783 · #c0927d · #ac7e77
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.
#d5c0a1 · #9ca990 · #9b8159 · #5a7142 · #5f4824 · #2b3620
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.
#f0e6d7 · #d5c0a1 · #6583ae · #6d5d45 · #4d3f2b · #2d2417
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#d5c0a1 · #a3a7ae · #7a746b · #43464b · #211b13 · #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.
#f9f1e5 · #d5c0a1 · #aba191 · #3a2e1a · #180c00 · #f5b74d
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#d5c0a1 · #9ea8b5 · #5e7698 · #2b466e · #071b39 · #100600
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#d5c0a1 · #9ea8b5 · #4d7c90 · #443f6c · #00202d · #010007
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#d5c0a1 · #97acac · #478081 · #563860 · #28112f · #000202
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#d5c0a1 · #9aaca4 · #50806e · #2b466e · #300d22 · #000007
#DBC9AD · #E1D1BA · #E8DAC6 · #EEE3D2 · #F4EBDF
#AF9C81 · #8B7A62 · #685944 · #473B29 · #281F0F
#D1C1A9 · #CDC1B0 · #CAC2B7
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.