#80442FCacao Nibs (#80442F) is a dark, soft red with an OKLCH hue of 40°, lightness 0.46 and chroma 0.089. 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 | #80442F |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(128, 68, 47) |
| HSL | hsl(16, 46%, 34%) |
| HSV | hsv(16, 63%, 50%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 47%, 63%, 50%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(35.8 23.7 24) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.456 0.089 40) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Cacao Nibs is virtually unchanged; in north-facing or shaded light it is virtually unchanged. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 0.8), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#81412a — ΔE 0.8, is virtually unchanged#83442d — ΔE 0.6, is virtually unchanged#80442f — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#804430 — ΔE 0.1, is virtually unchangedTest Cacao Nibs 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 7.54:1 and against black 2.79:1, so white text is the stronger pairing. That pairing passes WCAG AA for body text. Avoid black 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.
#ddac9b · #ba8471 · #975d49 · #80442f · #4b1906 · #240300
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.
#93724a · #8b5b39 · #80442f · #6c3330 · #57242f · #40172b
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.
#bbaf8d · #a58f4e · #7d7355 · #80442f · #5d2c1c · #3e1405
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.
#79cce6 · #b08e83 · #85716b · #80442f · #4f3026 · #2b1913
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#e9f4f8 · #b9aba7 · #6a7274 · #80442f · #493b36 · #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.
#e8f4f9 · #bfcdd2 · #91a2a7 · #162c32 · #00090f · #80442f
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#dad7b1 · #c69baf · #289392 · #80442f · #374756 · #05140d
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#cbdfbf · #88acda · #668a88 · #80442f · #38434e · #150c03
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#e3f8ec · #87bd9f · #666aa3 · #80442f · #373966 · #000401
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#ecf6e3 · #a0b889 · #227c94 · #80442f · #4b325c · #000408
#965F4C · #AC7B6A · #C29788 · #D9B4A7 · #EFD2C8
#6D3724 · #5A2A19 · #481E0F · #361206 · #260701
#784939 · #704D41 · #67514A
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.