#736330Himalaya (#736330) is a mid-tone, soft yellow with an OKLCH hue of 92°, lightness 0.5 and chroma 0.073. 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 | #736330 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(115, 99, 48) |
| HSL | hsl(46, 41%, 32%) |
| HSV | hsv(46, 58%, 45%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 14%, 58%, 55%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(42.4 -0.6 31) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.504 0.073 92) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Himalaya shifts subtly: leans toward orange; in north-facing or shaded light it is virtually unchanged. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 0.9), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#76602b — ΔE 0.9, shifts subtly: leans toward orange#76632e — ΔE 0.5, shifts subtly: leans toward orange#736330 — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#736431 — ΔE 0.3, is virtually unchangedTest Himalaya 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 5.9:1 and against black 3.56:1, so white 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.
#c5b891 · #a09166 · #736330 · #584919 · #352900 · #140d00
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.
#808e67 · #79794a · #736330 · #694e23 · #5c3b1d · #4c291a
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.
#afc6af · #83ac82 · #748873 · #736330 · #55471c · #392d02
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.
#cec8b6 · #afa589 · #898475 · #736330 · #38436e · #302913
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#eff1f9 · #bab6ac · #7c7e83 · #736330 · #4f4b40 · #010102
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.
#eff1fa · #c6c9d3 · #989ca7 · #1f2330 · #02030d · #736330
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#cfdcb8 · #a1c389 · #4199eb · #736330 · #3a4a7e · #041115
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#edf1ff · #95bcda · #8774a4 · #736330 · #294f6b · #020006
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#e2f6fb · #89c1cd · #996e92 · #736330 · #603e5b · #000204
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#e2f7f3 · #8bc3b9 · #6f7cac · #736330 · #683c48 · #000007
#887A4E · #9E916B · #B4AA89 · #CBC2A7 · #E2DBC6
#605223 · #4E4117 · #3C310A · #2B2201 · #1B1300
#70643D · #6D6449 · #696453
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.