#C3A679Medallion (#C3A679) is a light, muted orange with an OKLCH hue of 78°, lightness 0.74 and chroma 0.069. 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 | #C3A679 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(195, 166, 121) |
| HSL | hsl(36, 38%, 62%) |
| HSV | hsv(36, 38%, 76%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 15%, 38%, 24%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(69.7 4.2 27.2) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.740 0.069 78) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Medallion shifts subtly: leans toward red; in north-facing or shaded light it is virtually unchanged. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 1.5), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#c8a170 — ΔE 1.5, shifts subtly: leans toward red#c9a676 — ΔE 1.0, shifts subtly: leans toward red#c3a679 — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#c3a77b — ΔE 0.3, is virtually unchangedTest Medallion 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 9.05:1, 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.
#fff0d8 · #e0c59b · #c3a679 · #917851 · #6b5532 · #473415
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.
#d2d5a9 · #cbbe8d · #c3a679 · #b88f6c · #a77a65 · #946860
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.
#c3a679 · #859179 · #836a43 · #445b2d · #49340e · #19230d
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.
#fff0d8 · #d6ccbe · #c3a679 · #627faa · #564833 · #352c1f
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#eef2f9 · #c3a679 · #948e85 · #53565b · #282219 · #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.
#fcf0df · #d7cab6 · #c3a679 · #3e2c0c · #180c00 · #f5b84e
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#eaf2ff · #c3a679 · #7991b4 · #3c5780 · #0e2341 · #100600
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#eaf2ff · #c3a679 · #6897ac · #544f7e · #002837 · #010007
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#e1f7f7 · #c3a679 · #629b9d · #684871 · #301837 · #000202
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#e4f7ef · #c3a679 · #6a9b88 · #3c5780 · #391428 · #000007
#CCB38B · #D6C09D · #E0CCB0 · #E9DAC2 · #F3E7D4
#A1875F · #816A46 · #614E2E · #443317 · #281A03
#BEA784 · #B9A88F · #B4A99A
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.