#D89F66Kombucha (#D89F66) is a light, soft orange with an OKLCH hue of 65°, lightness 0.74 and chroma 0.1. 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 | #D89F66 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(216, 159, 102) |
| HSL | hsl(30, 59%, 62%) |
| HSV | hsv(30, 53%, 85%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 26%, 53%, 15%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(69.7 14.7 37.9) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.744 0.100 65) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Kombucha shifts subtly: leans toward red; in north-facing or shaded light it is virtually unchanged. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 1.3), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#dc9a5d — ΔE 1.3, shifts subtly: leans toward red#dd9f63 — ΔE 0.8, is virtually unchanged#d89f66 — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#d8a068 — ΔE 0.3, is virtually unchangedTest Kombucha 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 2.32:1 and against black 9.07:1, 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 · #f3bd89 · #d89f66 · #a2713e · #794e1f · #532e00
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.
#e0d398 · #ddba7c · #d89f66 · #c98865 · #b57466 · #9f6365
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.
#d89f66 · #8b926f · #926537 · #505a05 · #542f00 · #1f2301
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.
#ddccbb · #d89f66 · #5390c3 · #816448 · #5f462e · #3b2b1c
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#eaf3fb · #d89f66 · #998e84 · #52585d · #2c2117 · #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 · #d89f66
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#e7f4ff · #d89f66 · #6696bf · #1b5b8b · #002642 · #150600
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#e7f4ff · #d89f66 · #509daf · #48518e · #002932 · #01000b
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#ddf9f4 · #d89f66 · #51a197 · #644783 · #2e1544 · #000201
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#e3f8e9 · #d89f66 · #679f7b · #1b5b8b · #3b0f33 · #000614
#DFAD7B · #E7BA90 · #EEC8A4 · #F5D6B9 · #FCE4CD
#B4814D · #906435 · #6F481E · #4F2E06 · #2F1700
#CFA277 · #C6A586 · #BDA895
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.