#D29062Whiskey (#D29062) is a light, soft orange with an OKLCH hue of 55°, lightness 0.71 and chroma 0.101. 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 | #D29062 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(210, 144, 98) |
| HSL | hsl(25, 55%, 60%) |
| HSV | hsv(25, 53%, 82%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 31%, 53%, 18%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(65.4 20 34.4) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.709 0.101 55) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Whiskey shifts subtly: leans toward red; in north-facing or shaded light it is virtually unchanged. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 1.3), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#d58b5a — ΔE 1.3, shifts subtly: leans toward red#d7905f — ΔE 0.9, is virtually unchanged#d29062 — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#d29164 — ΔE 0.3, is virtually unchangedTest Whiskey 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 2.66:1 and against black 7.91:1, 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.
#ffeee3 · #f7ba91 · #d29062 · #a86d43 · #7e4b25 · #562b04
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.
#ddc48c · #d8ab73 · #d29062 · #c07b63 · #aa6864 · #925863
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.
#c4c39e · #d29062 · #ab754f · #6d6915 · #6b3d1a · #33320c
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.
#ffe1cd · #d4bfb2 · #d29062 · #3889b4 · #775944 · #513d30
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#e9f4fa · #d29062 · #90837b · #4b5256 · #2a1e16 · #000103
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.
#e8f4fb · #c0cdd5 · #93a2ac · #192d38 · #000b16 · #d29062
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#d6dab4 · #d29062 · #a67d88 · #228384 · #263342 · #04110a
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#c6e0c1 · #d29062 · #6090ce · #4f7272 · #2c3641 · #110f07
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#def9f1 · #d29062 · #4b9683 · #554382 · #251544 · #000402
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#e6f8e6 · #d29062 · #669368 · #00577c · #340d37 · #00050d
#DBA078 · #E4B08D · #ECC0A3 · #F5D0B8 · #FDE0CE
#AF744B · #8E5A35 · #6D401F · #4E2809 · #301300
#C89471 · #BE987F · #B49C8C
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.