#AF9A7EIncense (#AF9A7E) is a light, muted orange with an OKLCH hue of 75°, lightness 0.7 and chroma 0.046. 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 | #AF9A7E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(175, 154, 126) |
| HSL | hsl(34, 23%, 59%) |
| HSV | hsv(34, 28%, 69%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 12%, 28%, 31%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(64.7 3.4 17.6) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.697 0.046 75) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Incense shifts subtly: leans toward red; in north-facing or shaded light it is virtually unchanged. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 1.4), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#b49675 — ΔE 1.4, shifts subtly: leans toward red#b49a7b — ΔE 0.8, shifts subtly: leans toward red#af9a7e — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#af9b80 — ΔE 0.3, is virtually unchangedTest Incense 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 2.71:1 and against black 7.75:1, 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.
#ffefdb · #d9c6ad · #af9a7e · #8c7960 · #675640 · #433522
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.
#c7c69b · #c0af7f · #af9a7e · #ab8161 · #9a6d5b · #875b56
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.
#b6c2a8 · #af9a7e · #967a54 · #576a3a · #5a421f · #28311a
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.
#f4e0c6 · #c9beb1 · #af9a7e · #5e7fa9 · #6a5a45 · #473d30
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#edf2f9 · #af9a7e · #888179 · #4b4f53 · #251f16 · #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.
#f9f0e5 · #d5cbbe · #af9a7e · #3d2f1d · #1b0e00 · #f4b24d
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#e9f3ff · #af9a7e · #6a84a6 · #315077 · #07203d · #130700
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#e9f3ff · #af9a7e · #5a8a9e · #4a4876 · #002431 · #010007
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#e1f7f6 · #af9a7e · #558e8d · #5e416b · #2b1534 · #000202
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#e5f7ee · #af9a7e · #608e79 · #315077 · #341127 · #000108
#BBA990 · #C8B7A2 · #D4C6B4 · #E1D5C6 · #EEE5D9
#917E65 · #73634C · #574935 · #3C3020 · #241A0C
#AB9B85 · #A89C8C · #A49C92
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.