#AB8953Teak (#AB8953) is a mid-tone, soft orange with an OKLCH hue of 78°, lightness 0.65 and chroma 0.083. 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 | #AB8953 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(171, 137, 83) |
| HSL | hsl(37, 35%, 50%) |
| HSV | hsv(37, 51%, 67%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 20%, 51%, 33%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(59.1 6 33.7) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.650 0.083 78) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Teak shifts subtly: leans toward red; in north-facing or shaded light it is virtually unchanged. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 1.2), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#af854b — ΔE 1.2, shifts subtly: leans toward red#b08950 — ΔE 0.8, shifts subtly: leans toward red#ab8953 — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#ab8a55 — ΔE 0.3, is virtually unchangedTest Teak 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 3.26:1 and against black 6.43:1, 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.
#ffe4ba · #d9bb8c · #ab8953 · #8d6e3c · #674b1d · #422b00
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.
#b6b889 · #b0a16c · #ab8953 · #9e734c · #8e5f48 · #7b4d45
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.
#a5b498 · #ab8953 · #886d40 · #465e2a · #4d3609 · #1a260d
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.
#e5d1b3 · #bab0a0 · #ab8953 · #50709f · #5c4d36 · #3b3122
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#edf2fa · #b1aa9f · #ab8953 · #71757a · #362f25 · #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.
#ecf2fb · #c2c9d4 · #959ca8 · #1a2330 · #00030d · #ab8953
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#d0d6b1 · #c59d8a · #ab8953 · #1b6b8c · #2f3e5c · #081413
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#eaf3ff · #7eb4cc · #ab8953 · #726da2 · #003649 · #010008
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#e0f7f8 · #77b8ba · #ab8953 · #896594 · #3f2447 · #000202
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#e3f8ef · #81b9a3 · #ab8953 · #5676a5 · #492036 · #000009
#B99A6B · #C6AC83 · #D4BD9B · #E2CFB3 · #F0E1CC
#8E703F · #72582C · #584019 · #3E2A06 · #261600
#A58B61 · #9F8C6F · #998D7B
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.