#C7AC7DToupe (#C7AC7D) is a light, soft yellow with an OKLCH hue of 81°, lightness 0.76 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 | #C7AC7D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(199, 172, 125) |
| HSL | hsl(38, 40%, 64%) |
| HSV | hsv(38, 37%, 78%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 14%, 37%, 22%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(71.6 3.1 27.8) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.757 0.070 81) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Toupe shifts subtly: drifts toward orange; in north-facing or shaded light it is virtually unchanged. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 1.6), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#cda773 — ΔE 1.6, shifts subtly: drifts toward orange#cdac7a — ΔE 0.9, shifts subtly: drifts toward orange#c7ac7d — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#c7ad7f — ΔE 0.3, is virtually unchangedTest Toupe 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 2.18:1 and against black 9.63:1, 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.
#fff0d6 · #dfc699 · #c7ac7d · #907950 · #6a5632 · #463514
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.
#d6dbaf · #cfc492 · #c7ac7d · #bc956f · #ac8069 · #996d63
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.
#c7ac7d · #88977f · #877047 · #466033 · #4c3913 · #1b2712
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.
#dbd2c3 · #c7ac7d · #5c75a2 · #5b4d35 · #3c301b · #1e1609
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#eef2f9 · #c7ac7d · #99938a · #57595e · #29241b · #010103
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.
#edf2fa · #c5cad3 · #989da8 · #1f2531 · #02050f · #c7ac7d
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#ccdab7 · #c7ac7d · #7ea270 · #7b56b6 · #25345b · #1a051b
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#ebf2ff · #c7ac7d · #6e9bb3 · #5a5180 · #00293a · #010007
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#e1f7f8 · #c7ac7d · #67a0a3 · #6d4b73 · #321937 · #000203
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#e4f7f0 · #c7ac7d · #6ea18f · #415983 · #3b1628 · #000007
#D0B88F · #D9C4A0 · #E1D0B2 · #EADCC3 · #F3E8D5
#A48C62 · #836E48 · #63502F · #453518 · #281B03
#C2AD89 · #BDAE94 · #B8AF9E
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.