#9C8855Wasteland (#9C8855) is a mid-tone, soft yellow with an OKLCH hue of 89°, lightness 0.63 and chroma 0.073. 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 | #9C8855 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(156, 136, 85) |
| HSL | hsl(43, 29%, 47%) |
| HSV | hsv(43, 46%, 61%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 13%, 46%, 39%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(57.4 0.3 30.1) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.633 0.073 89) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Wasteland shifts subtly: leans toward orange; 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.
#a0844e — ΔE 1.2, shifts subtly: leans toward orange#a18852 — ΔE 0.8, shifts subtly: leans toward orange#9c8855 — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#9c8957 — ΔE 0.3, is virtually unchangedTest Wasteland 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 3.46:1 and against black 6.07:1, 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.
#f1e1b9 · #cbb98c · #9c8855 · #7f6d3e · #5a4a1f · #382a01
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.
#a9b58c · #a29f6e · #9c8855 · #927249 · #835d42 · #724b3d
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.
#9caf99 · #9c8855 · #7c6b40 · #395b33 · #43340b · #12220f
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.
#daceb1 · #b1ab9c · #9c8855 · #475783 · #362e18 · #191406
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#eff2f9 · #a9a59b · #9c8855 · #6d6f74 · #322e24 · #010102
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.
#eef2fa · #c5c9d3 · #989ca7 · #1e2330 · #02030d · #9c8855
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#ecf2ff · #96a5cc · #9c8855 · #5d6e9c · #212c4e · #0d0600
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#ecf2ff · #83abc7 · #9c8855 · #756695 · #05324a · #020006
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#e1f6fa · #78b0ba · #9c8855 · #886085 · #3f223e · #000304
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#e3f7f2 · #7cb2a6 · #9c8855 · #5d6e9c · #471f2d · #000008
#AB996D · #BBAB84 · #CABD9C · #DACFB5 · #EAE2CD
#816F41 · #68582E · #4F411C · #382C0A · #221800
#988962 · #94896D · #908A78
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.