#977B2FFernweh (#977B2F) is a mid-tone, soft yellow with an OKLCH hue of 89°, lightness 0.59 and chroma 0.1. 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 | #977B2F |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(151, 123, 47) |
| HSL | hsl(44, 53%, 39%) |
| HSV | hsv(44, 69%, 59%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 19%, 69%, 41%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(52.9 2.2 44.1) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.595 0.100 89) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Fernweh shifts subtly: leans toward orange; in north-facing or shaded light it is virtually unchanged. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 1.1), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#9b7728 — ΔE 1.1, shifts subtly: leans toward orange#9b7b2c — ΔE 0.7, shifts subtly: leans toward orange#977b2f — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#977c30 — ΔE 0.3, is virtually unchangedTest Fernweh 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 4.05:1 and against black 5.19:1, 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.
#ead49d · #c4ac6d · #977b2f · #7a6015 · #533f00 · #2d2100
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.
#9cab73 · #999451 · #977b2f · #8e6429 · #804f28 · #6f3c29
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.
#99cc8f · #8da588 · #977b2f · #755f20 · #584302 · #1d3318
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.
#f4e5c1 · #d1c19a · #a79f8b · #977b2f · #415590 · #2c2410
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#eef2fc · #9f998c · #977b2f · #62646b · #2e291c · #010103
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.
#edf2fd · #c4c9d6 · #969cab · #1c2334 · #010310 · #977b2f
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#ecf2ff · #8598cc · #977b2f · #4d619e · #182553 · #0d0600
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#b2e2db · #aa7ad1 · #977b2f · #69628f · #435469 · #0c1003
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#dcf8fd · #58a8b4 · #977b2f · #834f81 · #3f173e · #000304
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#def9f2 · #5eaa9a · #977b2f · #4d619e · #481329 · #00000b
#A78F4F · #B8A26D · #C9B789 · #DACBA6 · #EBE0C3
#7E651E · #664F0B · #4E3B00 · #362800 · #201600
#927C45 · #8D7D57 · #877E66
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.