#AA6D28Inca Gold (#AA6D28) is a mid-tone, soft orange with an OKLCH hue of 65°, lightness 0.59 and chroma 0.113. 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 | #AA6D28 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(170, 109, 40) |
| HSL | hsl(32, 62%, 41%) |
| HSV | hsv(32, 76%, 67%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 36%, 76%, 33%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(51.4 18.4 46.5) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.588 0.113 65) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Inca Gold 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), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#ac6921 — ΔE 1.0, shifts subtly: leans toward red#ae6d25 — ΔE 0.7, is virtually unchanged#aa6d28 — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#aa6e29 — ΔE 0.2, is virtually unchangedTest Inca Gold 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 4.26:1 and against black 4.93:1, 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.
#fbc998 · #d79f68 · #aa6d28 · #8b530a · #5e3500 · #341a00
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.
#b0a15f · #ae8840 · #aa6d28 · #9b572f · #884435 · #723338
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.
#b4c46d · #98a078 · #aa6d28 · #85531a · #643900 · #292f04
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.
#f7dfc9 · #ddb997 · #ad9a88 · #aa6d28 · #126298 · #54391d
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#e9f3fc · #a29589 · #aa6d28 · #5d6469 · #32261a · #000103
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.
#e9f3fc · #c1ccd6 · #95a1ad · #1c2c39 · #000a17 · #aa6d28
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#d7d9b4 · #37c0e7 · #aa6d28 · #925951 · #2f3861 · #051312
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#b9dfc9 · #7e8fd1 · #aa6d28 · #385761 · #303755 · #141104
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#dafaf5 · #4caa9f · #aa6d28 · #725096 · #34184d · #000201
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#e1f9e8 · #68a87f · #aa6d28 · #1b679e · #43103b · #000614
#B9834A · #C99869 · #D8AE86 · #E7C4A4 · #F6DBC1
#8F5817 · #754403 · #593200 · #3F2100 · #271200
#A17140 · #987553 · #8E7863
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.