#968772Shipwreck (#968772) is a mid-tone, muted orange with an OKLCH hue of 76°, lightness 0.63 and chroma 0.035. 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 | #968772 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(150, 135, 114) |
| HSL | hsl(35, 15%, 52%) |
| HSV | hsv(35, 24%, 59%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 10%, 24%, 41%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(57.1 2.2 13.4) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.631 0.035 76) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Shipwreck shifts subtly: leans toward red; in north-facing or shaded light it is virtually unchanged. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 1.4), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#9b836a — ΔE 1.4, shifts subtly: leans toward red#9b876f — ΔE 0.8, shifts subtly: leans toward red#968772 — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#968874 — ΔE 0.3, is virtually unchangedTest Shipwreck 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 3.5:1 and against black 6.01:1, 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.
#ece0cf · #c5b7a4 · #968772 · #7a6c59 · #564a39 · #342a1b
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.
#b1b287 · #aa9b6c · #968772 · #966e4d · #865a48 · #734943
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.
#a1ad94 · #968772 · #816741 · #445829 · #47310c · #17210b
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.
#decbb1 · #b3aa9c · #968772 · #4c6b94 · #564834 · #362c1f
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#edf2f9 · #aaa49b · #968772 · #6c6f74 · #332d24 · #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.
#f7f1e8 · #d1cac0 · #968772 · #352b1d · #130a01 · #f4b44c
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#eaf3ff · #8da7cb · #968772 · #52719a · #172e4d · #0f0500
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#eaf3ff · #7cadc2 · #968772 · #6b6899 · #003344 · #010007
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#e1f7f7 · #77b1b1 · #968772 · #80618c · #3a2343 · #000202
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#e4f7ee · #81b19c · #968772 · #52719a · #442034 · #000007
#A69886 · #B6AA9A · #C6BCAE · #D7CFC3 · #E8E1D8
#7C6F5C · #635747 · #4B4132 · #342C1F · #1F180D
#938877 · #91887C · #8E8981
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.