#7F5E50Acorn (#7F5E50) is a mid-tone, muted red with an OKLCH hue of 44°, lightness 0.51 and chroma 0.049. 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 | #7F5E50 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(127, 94, 80) |
| HSL | hsl(18, 23%, 41%) |
| HSV | hsv(18, 37%, 50%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 26%, 37%, 50%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(42.9 11.4 13.3) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.512 0.049 44) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Acorn 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), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#825b4a — ΔE 1.0, shifts only faintly, with no single dominant change#825e4e — ΔE 0.6, is virtually unchanged#7f5e50 — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#7f5f51 — ΔE 0.3, is virtually unchangedTest Acorn 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 5.8:1 and against black 3.62:1, 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.
#d0b4a9 · #ac8d80 · #7f5e50 · #634538 · #3f261b · #1e0903
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.
#9e8562 · #956f4f · #7f5e50 · #784640 · #63363c · #4d2837
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.
#c9c2a4 · #b0a26c · #8a846b · #7f5e50 · #683f2e · #4a2616
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.
#83c4dd · #93837c · #7f5e50 · #5c4136 · #3c261c · #1c0e08
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#ebf3f7 · #897e7a · #7f5e50 · #494f51 · #271d19 · #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.
#fdeee8 · #d9c8c1 · #7f5e50 · #3f291f · #1c0701 · #f0763c
The same quiet ground carrying one bright gold voice — the high-energy pairing a cool or muted anchor cannot reach through its own temperature.
#fdeee8 · #d9c8c1 · #7f5e50 · #3f291f · #1c0701 · #d8c64e
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#e3f6fd · #58899c · #7f5e50 · #0c566c · #002430 · #0c0100
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#e3f6fd · #548c8b · #7f5e50 · #2f4f76 · #002625 · #000107
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#e5f7ee · #5f8d77 · #7f5e50 · #494775 · #1d1a3c · #000502
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#ecf5e6 · #728964 · #7f5e50 · #0c566c · #2a1534 · #000409
#937568 · #A88D82 · #BDA59C · #D2BFB6 · #E8D8D2
#6B4D40 · #573D32 · #442D23 · #311E16 · #201009
#7A6055 · #75625A · #70645F
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.