Mocha #9D7651

Mocha (#9D7651) is a mid-tone, soft orange with an OKLCH hue of 64°, lightness 0.6 and chroma 0.071. 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.

Color values

HEX#9D7651
RGBrgb(157, 118, 81)
HSLhsl(29, 32%, 47%)
HSVhsv(29, 48%, 62%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 25%, 48%, 38%)
CIE Lablab(52.6 10.5 26.3)
OKLCHoklch(0.596 0.071 64)

How Mocha behaves under real light

Under warm 2700K interior light Mocha 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.

Contrast & accessibility

Against white it measures 4.08:1 and against black 5.14:1, so black text is the stronger pairing. That pairing passes WCAG AA for body text.

Palettes built from Mocha

Tonal

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.

#f0cfb2 · #cba786 · #9d7651 · #7f5c3a · #593b1c · #361c00

Analogous

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.

#aea47a · #a68d62 · #9d7651 · #8f6149 · #7c4f45 · #683e41

Shifted

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.

#b9c38c · #9ba086 · #9d7651 · #7c5a3a · #5d3f22 · #2b2f17

Contrast

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.

#f3e3d5 · #d6bea8 · #ab9e92 · #9d7651 · #376487 · #4f3d2c

Quiet Support

The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.

#ecf3f9 · #a19891 · #9d7651 · #616569 · #302820 · #010203

Bright Accent

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.

#ecf3f9 · #c2cbd2 · #959fa7 · #1b2730 · #00060e · #9d7651

Complementary

The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.

#d1d8b3 · #59bccc · #9d7651 · #83575c · #283753 · #081410

Split-complementary

The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.

#e7f4ff · #6ea4b1 · #9d7651 · #586190 · #003039 · #010109

Triadic

Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.

#e2f7f3 · #6fa79e · #9d7651 · #6e5a88 · #312143 · #000201

Tetradic

Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.

#e7f7eb · #7da589 · #9d7651 · #3d698d · #3c1c36 · #00040f

Tints, shades & muted variants

Tints

#AD8A69 · #BD9E82 · #CEB39A · #DEC8B4 · #EFDDCD

Shades

#83603F · #6A4B2E · #52371D · #3B240D · #261301

Muted

#97785C · #917A66 · #8A7C6F

Using Mocha

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.

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