#C4A777Gold Rush (#C4A777) is a light, soft orange with an OKLCH hue of 80°, lightness 0.74 and chroma 0.072. 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 | #C4A777 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(196, 167, 119) |
| HSL | hsl(37, 39%, 62%) |
| HSV | hsv(37, 39%, 77%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 15%, 39%, 23%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(70 3.9 28.8) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.743 0.072 80) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Gold Rush shifts subtly: leans toward red; in north-facing or shaded light it shifts subtly: drifts toward yellow. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 1.5), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#c9a26e — ΔE 1.5, shifts subtly: leans toward red#caa774 — ΔE 0.9, shifts subtly: leans toward red#c4a777 — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#c4a879 — ΔE 0.3, shifts subtly: drifts toward yellowTest Gold Rush 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 2.3:1 and against black 9.14:1, 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.
#fff0d7 · #e0c598 · #c4a777 · #92784e · #6b5530 · #473412
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.
#d2d6aa · #cbbf8e · #c4a777 · #b8906c · #a87c65 · #956960
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.
#c4a777 · #85927b · #836b43 · #445c2f · #49350f · #18240e
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.
#d6cdbf · #c4a777 · #5e79a4 · #574931 · #382c18 · #1b1306
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#eef2f9 · #c4a777 · #958f86 · #54575b · #28231a · #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.
#edf2fa · #c3c9d2 · #969ca7 · #1b232f · #01030c · #c4a777
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#eaf2ff · #c4a777 · #7b91b5 · #3d5780 · #102342 · #100600
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#eaf2ff · #c4a777 · #6997ae · #564f7e · #002838 · #010007
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#e1f7f8 · #c4a777 · #629b9e · #694971 · #311836 · #000203
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#e4f7ef · #c4a777 · #6a9c8a · #3d5780 · #391528 · #000007
#CDB489 · #D7C09C · #E0CDAE · #EADAC1 · #F3E7D3
#A2885D · #816A44 · #624E2C · #443315 · #281B02
#BFA883 · #BAA98E · #B5AA99
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.