#AE8A78Nougat (#AE8A78) is a mid-tone, muted orange with an OKLCH hue of 48°, lightness 0.66 and chroma 0.051. 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 | #AE8A78 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(174, 138, 120) |
| HSL | hsl(20, 25%, 58%) |
| HSV | hsv(20, 31%, 68%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 21%, 31%, 32%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(60.4 11 14.9) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.662 0.051 48) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Nougat shifts only faintly, with no single dominant change; 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.
#b2866f — ΔE 1.4, shifts only faintly, with no single dominant change#b38a75 — ΔE 0.9, is virtually unchanged#ae8a78 — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#ae8b7a — ΔE 0.3, is virtually unchangedTest Nougat 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 3.13:1 and against black 6.71:1, 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.
#ffe6da · #ddbcab · #ae8a78 · #906f5f · #694d3f · #452d21
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.
#ccb58e · #c49d7a · #ae8a78 · #a67267 · #916063 · #7a505d
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.
#b7b398 · #ae8a78 · #956a54 · #635923 · #573321 · #29250b
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.
#f0d1c1 · #c2b1a9 · #ae8a78 · #3e7b95 · #654d41 · #42322a
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#ebf3f7 · #ae8a78 · #807671 · #44494c · #241b16 · #000102
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.
#fdeee7 · #dac9c0 · #ae8a78 · #432d21 · #210b02 · #f0803f
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#d6d9b3 · #d7b28d · #ae8a78 · #3f6599 · #323a5b · #0d0826
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#e3f5fe · #ae8a78 · #4a8385 · #2e4970 · #002324 · #000007
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#e4f7ef · #ae8a78 · #548471 · #46416e · #1c1739 · #000502
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#ebf6e7 · #ae8a78 · #67815e · #084f68 · #291230 · #000409
#BB9B8B · #C8AC9E · #D6BDB1 · #E3CFC5 · #F0E0D9
#917060 · #74584A · #594034 · #3F2A20 · #26160D
#A98C7E · #A38E84 · #9D9089
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.