#D2AE84Sheaf (#D2AE84) is a light, soft orange with an OKLCH hue of 71°, lightness 0.77 and chroma 0.07. 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 | #D2AE84 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(210, 174, 132) |
| HSL | hsl(32, 46%, 67%) |
| HSV | hsv(32, 37%, 82%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 17%, 37%, 18%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(73.3 7.3 26.5) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.773 0.070 71) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Sheaf 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.
#d7a97a — ΔE 1.5, shifts subtly: leans toward red#d8ae81 — ΔE 1.0, shifts subtly: leans toward red#d2ae84 — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#d2af86 — ΔE 0.3, is virtually unchangedTest Sheaf 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 2.07:1 and against black 10.13:1, 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.
#ffefdd · #e5c39b · #d2ae84 · #957753 · #6e5434 · #493317
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.
#e2deb2 · #dbc697 · #d2ae84 · #c59779 · #b38373 · #9e716e
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.
#d2ae84 · #929a81 · #90724e · #546231 · #543b1a · #232a13
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.
#e2d6c9 · #d2ae84 · #6e95be · #62503a · #423320 · #23190d
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#edf2f9 · #d2ae84 · #9f988f · #595d61 · #2c241c · #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.
#ecf3f9 · #c3cad2 · #969ea7 · #1c2631 · #01050e · #d2ae84
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#e8f3ff · #d2ae84 · #7e9cbe · #3b5f85 · #092744 · #120600
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#e8f3ff · #d2ae84 · #6fa2b3 · #555786 · #002b37 · #010007
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#e2f7f5 · #d2ae84 · #6ca5a2 · #6a507b · #301c3c · #000202
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#e5f7ed · #d2ae84 · #78a58d · #3b5f85 · #3a182f · #00020b
#D9B994 · #E1C5A5 · #E8D0B5 · #EFDCC6 · #F7E8D6
#AE8D68 · #8B6E4D · #695133 · #49341B · #2B1B05
#CCB08F · #C6B19A · #C0B3A4
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.