#6A4928Cafe Royale (#6A4928) is a dark, muted orange with an OKLCH hue of 65°, lightness 0.43 and chroma 0.066. 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 | #6A4928 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(106, 73, 40) |
| HSL | hsl(30, 45%, 29%) |
| HSV | hsv(30, 62%, 42%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 31%, 62%, 58%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(33.9 10.1 25.1) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.434 0.066 65) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Cafe Royale shifts subtly: leans toward red; 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.
#6c4624 — ΔE 0.8, shifts subtly: leans toward red#6d4926 — ΔE 0.6, is virtually unchanged#6a4928 — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#6a4929 — ΔE 0.1, is virtually unchangedTest Cafe Royale 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 8.09:1 and against black 2.6:1, 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.
#cdb29a · #a88b6f · #856547 · #6a4928 · #3e2303 · #190800
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.
#7d734b · #755e33 · #6a4928 · #5e351e · #4d241c · #3a1519
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.
#a7ad90 · #87915b · #6b7057 · #6a4928 · #4d2f0d · #2f1700
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.
#74a2c8 · #7a6d63 · #6a4928 · #432f1d · #251505 · #090200
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#ecf3f9 · #b2aaa2 · #666b6f · #6a4928 · #40372f · #010203
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.
#feefe1 · #dbcaba · #6a4928 · #462f18 · #220f00 · #f29f46
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#dae3be · #c5c196 · #7f9bba · #24889c · #6a4928 · #04110e
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#e7f4ff · #7fb6c3 · #5d6796 · #6a4928 · #00414d · #010109
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#e2f7f4 · #80b8b0 · #745f8d · #6a4928 · #413054 · #000201
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#e7f7eb · #8eb79b · #436f93 · #6a4928 · #4d2c46 · #00040f
#826346 · #9A7E65 · #B29A84 · #CBB7A5 · #E4D5C6
#5A3C1E · #4A3014 · #3B240B · #2C1804 · #1E0D00
#654B32 · #604D3B · #5A4E44
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.