#AD5928Autumnal (#AD5928) is a mid-tone, soft orange with an OKLCH hue of 48°, lightness 0.56 and chroma 0.126. 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 | #AD5928 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(173, 89, 40) |
| HSL | hsl(22, 62%, 42%) |
| HSV | hsv(22, 77%, 68%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 49%, 77%, 32%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(47.2 30.7 42.4) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.556 0.126 48) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Autumnal is virtually unchanged; in north-facing or shaded light it is virtually unchanged. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 0.9), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#af5522 — ΔE 0.9, is virtually unchanged#b05926 — ΔE 0.6, is virtually unchanged#ad5928 — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#ad5a29 — ΔE 0.2, is virtually unchangedTest Autumnal 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 4.96:1 and against black 4.24:1, 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.
#fdb793 · #d98d65 · #ad5928 · #8d400d · #5d2500 · #300e00
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.
#b7904c · #b37534 · #ad5928 · #994535 · #82343d · #69273f
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.
#c3b149 · #9a9265 · #ad5928 · #854119 · #632800 · #2a2300
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.
#fdceb6 · #4ac4f4 · #ad5928 · #664e42 · #532b14 · #2c1508
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#e6f4fb · #9c8a81 · #ad5928 · #525c60 · #312018 · #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.
#e8f4fa · #becdd4 · #91a2aa · #152b35 · #000911 · #ad5928
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#e2f6ff · #3f9abe · #ad5928 · #006382 · #002939 · #1e0500
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#e2f6ff · #28a1a4 · #ad5928 · #28589f · #002b2d · #000219
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#dbfbed · #45a282 · #ad5928 · #584b9b · #251654 · #000502
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#e6f8e0 · #6f9d5f · #ad5928 · #006382 · #390b45 · #000409
#BD7249 · #CD8A67 · #DDA385 · #EDBCA4 · #FCD5C2
#924719 · #783508 · #5E2500 · #431800 · #2B0B00
#A2603D · #97664E · #8A6C5C
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.