#B7A28EHickory (#B7A28E) is a light, muted orange with an OKLCH hue of 66°, lightness 0.73 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 | #B7A28E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(183, 162, 142) |
| HSL | hsl(29, 22%, 64%) |
| HSV | hsv(29, 22%, 72%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 11%, 22%, 28%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(67.9 4.5 13.2) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.725 0.037 66) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Hickory shifts subtly: leans toward red; in north-facing or shaded light it is virtually unchanged. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 1.5), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#bd9e84 — ΔE 1.5, shifts subtly: leans toward red#bda28b — ΔE 1.0, shifts subtly: leans toward red#b7a28e — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#b7a390 — ΔE 0.3, is virtually unchangedTest Hickory 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 2.45:1 and against black 8.57:1, 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.
#ffefdf · #d9c5b3 · #b7a28e · #8b7967 · #665646 · #433528
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.
#d6cda2 · #cfb588 · #b7a28e · #b7886d · #a47469 · #8f6263
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.
#b7a28e · #858b72 · #846342 · #4b5420 · #492d0e · #1a1e06
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.
#ffe9d3 · #d4c6ba · #b7a28e · #5e89af · #74614e · #504438
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#ecf3f9 · #b7a28e · #918981 · #505458 · #282019 · #010204
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.
#f9f0e8 · #d3cac0 · #b7a28e · #382b1e · #160a01 · #f3a248
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#e7f4ff · #b7a28e · #6d8fad · #2d577a · #00243e · #120500
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#e7f4ff · #b7a28e · #5f94a2 · #484f7d · #002730 · #010008
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#e2f7f4 · #b7a28e · #5f9790 · #5e4874 · #2a193a · #000201
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#e6f7eb · #b7a28e · #6d967b · #2d577a · #34142e · #00040f
#C2AF9D · #CDBDAD · #D8CABD · #E3D8CD · #EFE6DD
#978472 · #786858 · #5A4C3E · #3E3227 · #241B11
#B3A393 · #B0A498 · #ACA59D
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.