#D9AE86Porcini (#D9AE86) is a light, soft orange with an OKLCH hue of 64°, lightness 0.78 and chroma 0.074. 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 | #D9AE86 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(217, 174, 134) |
| HSL | hsl(29, 52%, 69%) |
| HSV | hsv(29, 38%, 85%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 20%, 38%, 15%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(74 10.3 26.5) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.780 0.074 64) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Porcini 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.
#dea97c — ΔE 1.5, shifts subtly: leans toward red#dfae83 — ΔE 1.0, shifts subtly: leans toward red#d9ae86 — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#d9af88 — ΔE 0.3, is virtually unchangedTest Porcini 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 2.03:1 and against black 10.35:1, 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.
#ffefe0 · #d9ae86 · #c29973 · #987553 · #715234 · #4c3117
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.
#e9dfb3 · #e1c699 · #d9ae86 · #c9987f · #b6847a · #a07274
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.
#d9ae86 · #979c82 · #957352 · #5b632f · #583b1e · #282b13
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.
#e6d8cc · #d9ae86 · #6d9bc0 · #86705b · #64513f · #42352a
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#ecf3f9 · #d9ae86 · #a29a92 · #5a5e62 · #2d251d · #010203
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.
#ebf3f9 · #c2cbd2 · #959fa7 · #1b2731 · #00060e · #d9ae86
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#d3dbb7 · #d9ae86 · #bc8f92 · #217d93 · #2d3856 · #051511
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#e7f4ff · #d9ae86 · #6fa5b2 · #515a88 · #002c35 · #010109
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#e2f7f3 · #d9ae86 · #70a8a0 · #675380 · #2d1d3f · #000201
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#e7f7eb · #d9ae86 · #7ea78b · #366285 · #391933 · #00040f
#E0B996 · #E6C5A6 · #EDD0B6 · #F3DCC7 · #F9E7D7
#B48D69 · #906E4E · #6D5034 · #4C341B · #2E1A05
#D2B091 · #CBB29C · #C4B4A6
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.