#C5BDA0Lush (#C5BDA0) is a light, muted yellow with an OKLCH hue of 94°, lightness 0.8 and chroma 0.04. 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 | #C5BDA0 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(197, 189, 160) |
| HSL | hsl(47, 24%, 70%) |
| HSV | hsv(47, 19%, 77%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 4%, 19%, 23%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(76.6 -2 15.7) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.797 0.040 94) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Lush shifts subtly: leans toward orange; in north-facing or shaded light it is virtually unchanged. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 1.7), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#ccb895 — ΔE 1.7, shifts subtly: leans toward orange#cbbe9c — ΔE 1.1, shifts subtly: leans toward orange#c5bda0 — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#c5bea2 — ΔE 0.3, is virtually unchangedTest Lush 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 1.88:1 and against black 11.16:1, 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.
#f9f2d8 · #c5bda0 · #aaa287 · #837d65 · #5f5944 · #3d3826
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.
#d5e7bd · #d0d3a0 · #c5bda0 · #c2a578 · #b48f6f · #a47b68
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.
#c5bda0 · #8fa490 · #8c7f53 · #456e49 · #51461e · #1f3321
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.
#e5e0d0 · #c5bda0 · #a39b7e · #4f5987 · #433c25 · #252112
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#eff1f9 · #c5bda0 · #a3a196 · #5f6166 · #2b281e · #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.
#f5f2e7 · #c5bda0 · #4e4938 · #322d1b · #110b00 · #e1c24d
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#eef1ff · #c5bda0 · #959ec7 · #545d8c · #1f2447 · #0a0500
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#eef1ff · #c5bda0 · #81a5c4 · #6a5683 · #042a45 · #020006
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#e2f6fb · #c5bda0 · #74abb8 · #7b5072 · #3a1a34 · #000407
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#e2f7f3 · #c5bda0 · #75ada5 · #545d8c · #411924 · #010109
#CDC6AD · #D6CFB9 · #DED9C6 · #E6E2D3 · #EFECE0
#A19A80 · #7F7962 · #5F5945 · #403B2A · #231F11
#C3BDA6 · #C1BDAC · #C0BDB3
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.