#8A7561Mink (#8A7561) is a mid-tone, muted orange with an OKLCH hue of 66°, lightness 0.58 and chroma 0.039. 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 | #8A7561 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(138, 117, 97) |
| HSL | hsl(29, 17%, 46%) |
| HSV | hsv(29, 30%, 54%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 15%, 30%, 46%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(50.7 5 14.1) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.577 0.039 66) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Mink shifts subtly: leans toward red; in north-facing or shaded light it is virtually unchanged. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 1.1), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#8e725a — ΔE 1.1, shifts subtly: leans toward red#8e755f — ΔE 0.7, shifts subtly: leans toward red#8a7561 — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#8a7663 — ΔE 0.3, is virtually unchangedTest Mink 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 4.38:1 and against black 4.8:1, so black 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.
#deccbc · #b8a593 · #8a7561 · #6e5b49 · #4a3a2a · #291b0e
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.
#a79e74 · #a0875c · #8a7561 · #895c43 · #774a3f · #63393b
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.
#b2bd86 · #959b81 · #8a7561 · #755535 · #573b1c · #262b12
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.
#f2dcc7 · #74a0c7 · #8a7561 · #63584d · #4b3825 · #2a1e13
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#ecf3f9 · #9b938b · #8a7561 · #5c6064 · #2e261e · #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.
#f9f0e8 · #d4cac0 · #8a7561 · #3b2d20 · #190c01 · #f3a147
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#e7f4ff · #7699b7 · #8a7561 · #396487 · #052944 · #120500
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#e7f4ff · #689eac · #8a7561 · #535c8a · #002d37 · #010008
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#e2f7f4 · #69a199 · #8a7561 · #6a5481 · #2f1e40 · #000201
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#e7f7eb · #77a085 · #8a7561 · #396487 · #3a1a33 · #00040f
#9C8977 · #AE9D8E · #C1B2A5 · #D4C8BD · #E7DED5
#73604E · #5C4C3C · #47382A · #32261A · #1F150B
#877666 · #83776C · #7F7871
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.