#C9A375Outback (#C9A375) is a light, soft orange with an OKLCH hue of 72°, lightness 0.74 and chroma 0.076. 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 | #C9A375 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(201, 163, 117) |
| HSL | hsl(33, 44%, 62%) |
| HSV | hsv(33, 42%, 79%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 19%, 42%, 21%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(69.4 7.8 29.2) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.739 0.076 72) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Outback shifts subtly: leans toward red; in north-facing or shaded light it is virtually unchanged. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 1.5), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#ce9e6c — ΔE 1.5, shifts subtly: leans toward red#cea372 — ΔE 0.8, shifts subtly: leans toward red#c9a375 — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#c9a477 — ΔE 0.3, is virtually unchangedTest Outback 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 2.34:1 and against black 8.98:1, 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.
#ffefdc · #e6c298 · #c9a375 · #97764e · #70532f · #4b3211
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.
#d7d3a6 · #d0bb8b · #c9a375 · #ba8d6e · #a97969 · #946764
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.
#c9a375 · #879077 · #866843 · #4a5927 · #4b320f · #1b220b
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.
#ffefdc · #d7cbbe · #c9a375 · #668cb6 · #776551 · #53483a
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#edf2f9 · #c9a375 · #958e85 · #53565b · #29221a · #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.
#ecf3fa · #c3cad3 · #959ea8 · #1c2632 · #01050f · #c9a375
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#d8dcb6 · #c9a375 · #be7f75 · #5b72c4 · #333257 · #150729
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#e9f3ff · #c9a375 · #6498a9 · #4f507f · #002834 · #010007
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#e1f7f5 · #c9a375 · #619b98 · #644975 · #2d193a · #000202
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#e5f7ed · #c9a375 · #6d9b83 · #35587f · #37152c · #00020b
#D2B088 · #DBBD9A · #E4CBAD · #EDD8C0 · #F6E6D3
#A6855B · #856743 · #654C2B · #473114 · #2B1901
#C3A581 · #BCA78D · #B6A898
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.