#A79B7EMohalla (#A79B7E) is a light, muted yellow with an OKLCH hue of 88°, lightness 0.69 and chroma 0.043. 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 | #A79B7E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(167, 155, 126) |
| HSL | hsl(42, 19%, 57%) |
| HSV | hsv(42, 25%, 65%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 7%, 25%, 35%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(64.3 -0.4 16.8) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.692 0.043 88) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Mohalla shifts subtly: drifts toward orange; in north-facing or shaded light it is virtually unchanged. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 1.4), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#ad9775 — ΔE 1.4, shifts subtly: drifts toward orange#ac9b7b — ΔE 0.8, shifts subtly: leans toward orange#a79b7e — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#a79c80 — ΔE 0.3, is virtually unchangedTest Mohalla 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 2.75:1 and against black 7.63:1, 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.
#fbf1da · #d3c8ae · #a79b7e · #877c61 · #625841 · #3f3723
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.
#bcc89e · #b5b180 · #a79b7e · #a4835a · #966e53 · #845b4d
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.
#afc2ab · #a79b7e · #8e7c51 · #496c42 · #53441c · #21311d
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.
#ece1c6 · #c4beae · #a79b7e · #857a5f · #465682 · #272113
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#eff2f9 · #a79b7e · #848077 · #4b4d52 · #231f16 · #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.
#f6f1e6 · #d0cbbe · #a79b7e · #342c19 · #120b00 · #e9be4d
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#ecf2ff · #a79b7e · #7180a6 · #3c4b77 · #131d3d · #0b0500
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#ecf2ff · #a79b7e · #5f86a1 · #534471 · #002237 · #020006
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#e1f6fa · #a79b7e · #548b94 · #643e62 · #2f132e · #000304
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#e3f7f2 · #a79b7e · #588d81 · #3c4b77 · #36101f · #000008
#B4A990 · #C1B8A2 · #CFC7B4 · #DDD6C6 · #EAE5D9
#8A7F65 · #6D644D · #524A36 · #383120 · #211B0C
#A59B85 · #A29B8B · #A09C91
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.