#C6AA81Pony (#C6AA81) is a light, muted orange with an OKLCH hue of 77°, lightness 0.75 and chroma 0.064. 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 | #C6AA81 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(198, 170, 129) |
| HSL | hsl(36, 38%, 64%) |
| HSV | hsv(36, 35%, 78%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 14%, 35%, 22%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(71.1 4.2 24.9) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.753 0.064 77) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Pony 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.
#cba577 — ΔE 1.5, shifts subtly: leans toward red#ccaa7e — ΔE 0.9, shifts subtly: leans toward red#c6aa81 — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#c6ab83 — ΔE 0.3, is virtually unchangedTest Pony 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 2.22:1 and against black 9.47:1, 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.
#ffefd9 · #dfc59e · #c6aa81 · #907855 · #6a5536 · #463419
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.
#d7d9ad · #d0c191 · #c6aa81 · #bc9370 · #ab7e6a · #986b64
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.
#c6aa81 · #89957d · #876e47 · #495e2f · #4d3712 · #1c2610
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.
#dad0c2 · #c6aa81 · #6685b0 · #5b4b34 · #3c2e1b · #1d1508
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#edf2f9 · #c6aa81 · #989289 · #56595d · #29231a · #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.
#fbf0e0 · #c6aa81 · #5c4c32 · #412f14 · #1c0f00 · #f4b54c
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#dadfb9 · #c6aa81 · #b78477 · #365593 · #333358 · #140626
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#eaf3ff · #c6aa81 · #6b9bb0 · #565280 · #002938 · #010007
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#e1f7f7 · #c6aa81 · #659fa0 · #694b74 · #301938 · #000202
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#e4f7ef · #c6aa81 · #6f9f8b · #3d5a82 · #39162a · #000007
#CFB692 · #D8C2A3 · #E1CFB4 · #EADBC5 · #F3E7D7
#A38B66 · #826C4C · #624F33 · #44341B · #281B06
#C1AB8B · #BCAC95 · #B7AD9F
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.