#987D73Hemp (#987D73) is a mid-tone, muted red with an OKLCH hue of 41°, lightness 0.61 and chroma 0.037. 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 | #987D73 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(152, 125, 115) |
| HSL | hsl(16, 15%, 52%) |
| HSV | hsv(16, 24%, 60%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 18%, 24%, 40%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(54.6 8.8 9.4) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.612 0.037 41) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Hemp shifts subtly: leans toward yellow; in north-facing or shaded light it is virtually unchanged. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 1.3), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#9c796b — ΔE 1.3, shifts subtly: leans toward yellow#9c7d70 — ΔE 0.7, shifts subtly: leans toward yellow#987d73 — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#987e75 — ΔE 0.3, is virtually unchangedTest Hemp 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 3.81:1 and against black 5.52:1, 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.
#edd6ce · #c6aea4 · #987d73 · #7b635a · #564139 · #34221c
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.
#bfa380 · #b68c6d · #987d73 · #97625d · #815259 · #6a4353
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.
#d2c18a · #aaa288 · #987d73 · #865a4a · #674031 · #383017
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.
#ffe6dc · #85c8df · #987d73 · #70605a · #593e34 · #35251f
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#ebf4f7 · #a89c98 · #987d73 · #656b6d · #342925 · #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.
#fbefeb · #d4c7c2 · #987d73 · #35231d · #110401 · #ef6f3b
The same quiet ground carrying one bright gold voice — the high-energy pairing a cool or muted anchor cannot reach through its own temperature.
#fbefeb · #d4c7c2 · #987d73 · #35231d · #110401 · #d8c64e
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#e2f6fd · #75a8ba · #987d73 · #2f7388 · #00313f · #0c0100
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#e2f6fd · #72aba8 · #987d73 · #486c94 · #003332 · #00020b
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#e5f7ed · #7eab93 · #987d73 · #626494 · #27274a · #000602
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#ecf5e6 · #92a780 · #987d73 · #2f7388 · #362143 · #00050a
#A89087 · #B8A39B · #C9B6AF · #DACAC5 · #EBDEDA
#7E665D · #655048 · #4E3B34 · #372722 · #221510
#947F77 · #90807A · #8B817E
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.