#9C5B34Indochine (#9C5B34) is a mid-tone, soft orange with an OKLCH hue of 50°, lightness 0.54 and chroma 0.101. 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 | #9C5B34 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(156, 91, 52) |
| HSL | hsl(23, 50%, 41%) |
| HSV | hsv(23, 67%, 61%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 42%, 67%, 39%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(45.4 23 33.4) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.538 0.101 50) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Indochine is virtually unchanged; in north-facing or shaded light it is virtually unchanged. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 0.8), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#9e582e — ΔE 0.8, is virtually unchanged#9f5b32 — ΔE 0.6, is virtually unchanged#9c5b34 — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#9c5c35 — ΔE 0.2, is virtually unchangedTest Indochine 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 5.3:1 and against black 3.96:1, 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.
#ecb698 · #c88d6b · #9c5b34 · #7d421d · #552300 · #290b00
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.
#a98d58 · #a47442 · #9c5b34 · #894838 · #74373a · #5d2939
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.
#b6ad5e · #918d6a · #9c5b34 · #774222 · #572908 · #241f00
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.
#68bee6 · #9e8a7e · #9c5b34 · #684633 · #472a1a · #251308
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#e9f4fa · #93857e · #9c5b34 · #4f565a · #2c1f18 · #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.
#e8f4fb · #bfcdd5 · #92a2ab · #182d37 · #000b14 · #9c5b34
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#e2f5ff · #5192b0 · #9c5b34 · #005d7d · #002737 · #1e0600
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#e2f5ff · #44979c · #9c5b34 · #32548c · #00292b · #00000c
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#dff9ef · #519881 · #9c5b34 · #554988 · #241848 · #000402
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#e7f7e4 · #6e9566 · #9c5b34 · #005d7d · #34113b · #00050c
#AE7351 · #C08B6E · #D1A48B · #E3BDA8 · #F4D6C6
#844926 · #6C3818 · #55280A · #3F1900 · #290B00
#936043 · #8A644F · #80685B
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.