#AC8F6CMorrel (#AC8F6C) is a mid-tone, muted orange with an OKLCH hue of 72°, lightness 0.67 and chroma 0.06. 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 | #AC8F6C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(172, 143, 108) |
| HSL | hsl(33, 28%, 55%) |
| HSV | hsv(33, 37%, 67%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 17%, 37%, 33%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(61.2 5.9 22.7) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.668 0.060 72) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Morrel shifts subtly: leans toward red; in north-facing or shaded light it is virtually unchanged. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 1.3), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#b08b64 — ΔE 1.3, shifts subtly: leans toward red#b18f69 — ΔE 0.8, shifts subtly: leans toward red#ac8f6c — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#ac906e — ΔE 0.3, is virtually unchangedTest Morrel 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 3.04:1 and against black 6.9:1, 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.
#ffead2 · #dbc1a1 · #ac8f6c · #8e7454 · #685134 · #443117
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.
#c0bc91 · #b9a577 · #ac8f6c · #a3785a · #926455 · #7e5350
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.
#aeb89e · #ac8f6c · #8e714c · #526130 · #533a18 · #222912
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.
#ecd6bd · #c0b5a7 · #ac8f6c · #53779f · #62523e · #403529
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#edf2f9 · #ac8f6c · #7f7870 · #46494e · #231c14 · #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.
#fcf0e2 · #d8caba · #ac8f6c · #402e16 · #1c0d00 · #f4ad4a
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#e9f3ff · #ac8f6c · #607c9d · #284b70 · #031e3a · #120600
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#e9f3ff · #ac8f6c · #508293 · #434371 · #00222c · #010007
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#e2f7f5 · #ac8f6c · #4d8583 · #573d66 · #271333 · #000202
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#e5f7ed · #ac8f6c · #59856f · #284b70 · #310f26 · #00020b
#B99F80 · #C6B095 · #D4C0A9 · #E1D1BE · #EFE2D4
#8F7555 · #725B40 · #57432B · #3D2D17 · #251705
#A79075 · #A2927E · #9D9386
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.