#A79954Gremlin (#A79954) is a mid-tone, soft yellow with an OKLCH hue of 98°, lightness 0.68 and chroma 0.091. 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 | #A79954 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(167, 153, 84) |
| HSL | hsl(50, 33%, 49%) |
| HSV | hsv(50, 50%, 65%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 8%, 50%, 35%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(63 -4.4 37.9) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.680 0.091 98) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Gremlin shifts subtly: leans toward orange; in north-facing or shaded light it is virtually unchanged. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 1.2), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#ac954c — ΔE 1.2, shifts subtly: leans toward orange#ac9951 — ΔE 0.8, shifts subtly: leans toward orange#a79954 — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#a79a56 — ΔE 0.3, is virtually unchangedTest Gremlin 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 2.87:1 and against black 7.33:1, 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.
#fef3be · #d6ca8f · #a79954 · #8a7d3d · #65591d · #423800
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.
#afc797 · #aab175 · #a79954 · #a08148 · #946b41 · #84573d
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.
#a3c0a8 · #a79954 · #867b43 · #326c41 · #4d4209 · #15301b
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.
#e6dfb9 · #bfbba7 · #a79954 · #535991 · #413b1e · #231f0d
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#eff1fb · #a79954 · #807e71 · #4a4b51 · #211f13 · #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.
#eff1fc · #c6c8d5 · #999baa · #202232 · #03030f · #a79954
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#c7d8b5 · #96bc86 · #a79954 · #2f6ab8 · #3b4372 · #051419
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#eef1ff · #a79954 · #5a81a7 · #593c71 · #00203c · #020007
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#def7fe · #a79954 · #45889a · #6a365c · #340c2b · #000407
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#def8f5 · #a79954 · #438b85 · #40457c · #3a0917 · #01000a
#B4A86C · #C2B784 · #CFC79B · #DDD6B3 · #EBE6CB
#8A7D3F · #6E632A · #534915 · #3A3101 · #211B00
#A49965 · #A19974 · #9D9982
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.