#C17C54Pheasant (#C17C54) is a mid-tone, soft orange with an OKLCH hue of 50°, lightness 0.65 and chroma 0.102. 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 | #C17C54 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(193, 124, 84) |
| HSL | hsl(22, 47%, 54%) |
| HSV | hsv(22, 56%, 76%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 36%, 56%, 24%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(58.4 22.7 32.8) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.650 0.102 50) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Pheasant 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 ≈ 1.1), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#c4784d — ΔE 1.1, shifts only faintly, with no single dominant change#c57c51 — ΔE 0.7, is virtually unchanged#c17c54 — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#c17d56 — ΔE 0.3, is virtually unchangedTest Pheasant 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 3.34:1 and against black 6.28:1, 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.
#ffe1d1 · #eeaf8c · #c17c54 · #a1623d · #77401e · #502100
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.
#ceb079 · #c89663 · #c17c54 · #ae6857 · #985658 · #7f4757
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.
#b4b08b · #c17c54 · #9a6241 · #605700 · #5b2c0b · #272200
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.
#66bde6 · #c17c54 · #7e6a5f · #694733 · #482b1a · #251308
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#e9f4fa · #b6a7a0 · #c17c54 · #6e767a · #3b2d25 · #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.
#e8f4fb · #bfcdd5 · #92a2ab · #182d37 · #000b14 · #c17c54
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#d3d8b3 · #cc9093 · #c17c54 · #2f60b6 · #383c67 · #13082c
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#e3f5ff · #67bbbf · #c17c54 · #5174b0 · #00383b · #00000c
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#dff9ef · #73bca3 · #c17c54 · #7469ac · #312658 · #000402
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#e7f7e4 · #8fb887 · #c17c54 · #1f7fa5 · #431f4b · #00050c
#CD8F6C · #D9A284 · #E4B59B · #F0C9B3 · #FBDCCC
#A26440 · #834D2D · #66371A · #4A2207 · #2F0F00
#B78162 · #AD856F · #A3897B
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.