#D1B49FSoba (#D1B49F) is a light, muted orange with an OKLCH hue of 58°, lightness 0.79 and chroma 0.044. 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 | #D1B49F |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(209, 180, 159) |
| HSL | hsl(25, 35%, 72%) |
| HSV | hsv(25, 24%, 82%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 14%, 24%, 18%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(75.3 7.2 14.6) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.790 0.044 58) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Soba shifts subtly: leans toward red, gains intensity; in north-facing or shaded light it is virtually unchanged. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 1.7), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#d7af94 — ΔE 1.7, shifts subtly: leans toward red, gains intensity#d7b49b — ΔE 1.0, is virtually unchanged#d1b49f — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#d1b5a1 — ΔE 0.3, is virtually unchangedTest Soba 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 1.96:1 and against black 10.74:1, 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.
#ffeee2 · #d1b49f · #b79c89 · #8f7766 · #695445 · #453427
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.
#eedeb3 · #e7c79d · #d1b49f · #ce9a85 · #b98681 · #a3757b
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.
#d1b49f · #9c9e83 · #9a7457 · #63642e · #5d3c23 · #2c2d14
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.
#eadbd0 · #d1b49f · #6b9fc1 · #8a7260 · #685343 · #45372d
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#ecf3f8 · #d1b49f · #a69c95 · #5b6064 · #2e251f · #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.
#fbefe7 · #d1b49f · #5b4a3d · #3f2e21 · #1d0c02 · #f29444
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#e5f4ff · #d1b49f · #7ba4c0 · #326585 · #002b42 · #120400
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#e5f4ff · #d1b49f · #71a9b2 · #4d5e8a · #002e33 · #000008
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#e3f7f2 · #d1b49f · #75ab9e · #645684 · #2b1f42 · #000302
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#e8f6e9 · #d1b49f · #85a989 · #326585 · #371b37 · #00050f
#D8BEAC · #DFC9B9 · #E6D3C6 · #EEDED3 · #F5E9E0
#AC9280 · #897262 · #675345 · #47372A · #291C12
#CCB5A5 · #C8B7AB · #C3B8B1
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.