#9B5227Panela (#9B5227) is a mid-tone, soft orange with an OKLCH hue of 49°, lightness 0.52 and chroma 0.112. 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 | #9B5227 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(155, 82, 39) |
| HSL | hsl(22, 60%, 38%) |
| HSV | hsv(22, 75%, 61%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 47%, 75%, 39%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(43 26.9 37.7) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.519 0.112 49) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Panela is virtually unchanged; in north-facing or shaded light it is virtually unchanged. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 0.7), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#9d4f22 — ΔE 0.7, is virtually unchanged#9e5225 — ΔE 0.6, is virtually unchanged#9b5227 — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#9b5328 — ΔE 0.2, is virtually unchangedTest Panela 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 5.79:1 and against black 3.63:1, so white 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.
#ebad8d · #c78460 · #9b5227 · #7c390d · #4e1e00 · #230700
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.
#a7864b · #a26c34 · #9b5227 · #883f30 · #722e35 · #5a2135
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.
#ccc597 · #b4a64c · #8d8760 · #9b5227 · #753a16 · #542100
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.
#5cc2ed · #9a8377 · #9b5227 · #653f2b · #442412 · #210d04
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#e8f4fa · #8f7f77 · #9b5227 · #495155 · #2b1c15 · #000103
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.
#e8f4fa · #becdd4 · #91a2aa · #162b35 · #000911 · #9b5227
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#d3d6b0 · #d3aa85 · #2ea6b4 · #9b5227 · #455972 · #05140f
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#c3dbc2 · #9eb3de · #789ba2 · #9b5227 · #49576e · #140d03
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#ddfaee · #449479 · #9b5227 · #4e4288 · #21134a · #000402
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#e7f8e2 · #67905b · #9b5227 · #005874 · #320b3c · #00040a
#AE6C47 · #C08566 · #D29F84 · #E4B9A3 · #F6D4C3
#83421A · #6C320C · #562300 · #3F1600 · #280A00
#915839 · #875D47 · #7D6254
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.