#9E7E53Muesli (#9E7E53) is a mid-tone, soft orange with an OKLCH hue of 74°, lightness 0.61 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.
| HEX | #9E7E53 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(158, 126, 83) |
| HSL | hsl(34, 31%, 47%) |
| HSV | hsv(34, 47%, 62%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 20%, 47%, 38%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(54.9 6.6 28) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.614 0.071 74) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Muesli shifts subtly: leans toward red; in north-facing or shaded light it is virtually unchanged. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 1.2), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#a27a4c — ΔE 1.2, shifts subtly: leans toward red#a27e50 — ΔE 0.7, shifts subtly: leans toward red#9e7e53 — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#9e7f55 — ΔE 0.3, is virtually unchangedTest Muesli 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 3.77:1 and against black 5.56:1, 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.
#f2d7b6 · #ccaf89 · #9e7e53 · #81643c · #5b421d · #382200
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.
#adac81 · #a69566 · #9e7e53 · #926849 · #815544 · #6e4440
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.
#b6cb97 · #9da78e · #9e7e53 · #7d623c · #5f4624 · #2c351e
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.
#f7eada · #d9c5ac · #aea497 · #9e7e53 · #45668e · #52432f
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#edf2f9 · #a59e95 · #9e7e53 · #676a6f · #312b22 · #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.
#edf2fa · #c3cad3 · #969ea7 · #1d2631 · #01050e · #9e7e53
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#e9f3ff · #86a2c5 · #9e7e53 · #4b6c95 · #132c4b · #130700
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#e9f3ff · #76a8bb · #9e7e53 · #656494 · #003140 · #010007
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#e1f7f6 · #72acaa · #9e7e53 · #7a5d88 · #372142 · #000202
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#e5f7ee · #7dac96 · #9e7e53 · #4b6c95 · #411d33 · #000107
#AE916B · #BDA483 · #CDB79B · #DDCBB4 · #EDDFCD
#846740 · #6A512E · #523C1D · #3A280C · #241500
#99805F · #938169 · #8E8274
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.