#7D685BWarrior (#7D685B) is a mid-tone, muted orange with an OKLCH hue of 54°, lightness 0.53 and chroma 0.033. 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 | #7D685B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(125, 104, 91) |
| HSL | hsl(23, 16%, 42%) |
| HSV | hsv(23, 27%, 49%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 17%, 27%, 51%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(45.7 6.2 10.4) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.534 0.033 54) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Warrior shifts only faintly, with no single dominant change; in north-facing or shaded light it is virtually unchanged. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 1.1), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#806554 — ΔE 1.1, shifts only faintly, with no single dominant change#816859 — ΔE 0.7, is virtually unchanged#7d685b — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#7d695c — ΔE 0.3, is virtually unchangedTest Warrior 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 5.25:1 and against black 4:1, so white 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.
#d0beb3 · #aa978b · #7d685b · #614f43 · #3e2e24 · #1e1109
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.
#a18e67 · #987752 · #7d685b · #7e4e3f · #6a3d3c · #552e37
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.
#afac74 · #8d8c72 · #7d685b · #6c472e · #4e2d16 · #211f05
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.
#e7ccbc · #7cb5d5 · #7d685b · #584b43 · #422b1d · #20140b
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#ebf3f8 · #8f857f · #7d685b · #4f5457 · #29201a · #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.
#f9f0ea · #d3c8c2 · #7d685b · #34271e · #120601 · #f18b41
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#e4f5ff · #628ea6 · #7d685b · #215a76 · #002638 · #110300
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#e4f5ff · #5a9298 · #7d685b · #3e537d · #00282c · #000008
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#e3f7f0 · #609384 · #7d685b · #564b79 · #241b3d · #000201
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#e9f6e8 · #729170 · #7d685b · #215a76 · #301633 · #00060f
#917E72 · #A5948A · #BAABA2 · #CFC3BB · #E5DBD5
#68554A · #544439 · #413229 · #2E221A · #1D130C
#7A695F · #766A63 · #736B66
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.