#AA7711Falafel (#AA7711) is a mid-tone, soft orange with an OKLCH hue of 77°, lightness 0.61 and chroma 0.122. 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 | #AA7711 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(170, 119, 17) |
| HSL | hsl(40, 82%, 37%) |
| HSV | hsv(40, 90%, 67%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 30%, 90%, 33%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(53.8 12 56.7) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.606 0.122 77) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Falafel 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), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#ad7304 — ΔE 1.0, shifts subtly: leans toward red#ae770b — ΔE 0.7, shifts subtly: leans toward red#aa7711 — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#aa7813 — ΔE 0.2, is virtually unchangedTest Falafel 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 3.92:1 and against black 5.36:1, 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.
#fcd294 · #d7a961 · #aa7711 · #895e00 · #5d3e00 · #352100
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.
#aaac63 · #aa923d · #aa7711 · #9f5f1d · #8e4a28 · #7a382f
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.
#a6cf79 · #94a880 · #aa7711 · #855c05 · #634200 · #24360d
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.
#fae7cb · #dfc195 · #b0a18a · #aa7711 · #3162a6 · #563f1b
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#ebf2fe · #a69c8d · #aa7711 · #636870 · #33291a · #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.
#ebf2fd · #c1c9d5 · #939daa · #182332 · #00030f · #aa7711
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#d3dbb6 · #3fc3f8 · #aa7711 · #955852 · #2b365e · #051110
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#b8dfcb · #8994d3 · #aa7711 · #375963 · #2d3a59 · #0f1104
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#d6fafa · #43b0b2 · #aa7711 · #844f95 · #3f144c · #000202
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#dbfaed · #5ab191 · #aa7711 · #3767ad · #4c0c34 · #00031b
#B98B40 · #C7A062 · #D6B481 · #E5C99F · #F4DEBE
#8E6100 · #714C00 · #563900 · #3C2600 · #241500
#A27A39 · #9A7D51 · #917F64
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.