#C46D29Cajeta (#C46D29) is a mid-tone, saturated orange with an OKLCH hue of 54°, lightness 0.62 and chroma 0.136. It sits on the warm side of the color wheel. In practice it behaves as an accent color: strong in focal moments, dominant over large fields.
| HEX | #C46D29 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(196, 109, 41) |
| HSL | hsl(26, 65%, 46%) |
| HSV | hsv(26, 79%, 77%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 44%, 79%, 23%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(54.9 29.6 50.6) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.622 0.136 54) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Cajeta shifts subtly: leans toward pink; 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.
#c66922 — ΔE 0.9, shifts subtly: leans toward pink#c86d26 — ΔE 0.7, is virtually unchanged#c46d29 — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#c46e2a — ΔE 0.2, is virtually unchangedTest Cajeta 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 3.77:1 and against black 5.57:1, so black 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.
#ffd5ba · #f1a26c · #c46d29 · #a3530a · #723700 · #441d00
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.
#c9a758 · #c88b3b · #c46d29 · #b2573a · #9b4545 · #82364a
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.
#aaa877 · #c46d29 · #9b541c · #545000 · #522500 · #1e1c00
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.
#ffebde · #3eb9f4 · #c46d29 · #7a6151 · #673c1e · #3e2514
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#e6f4fd · #b09e93 · #c46d29 · #646e74 · #3a281d · #000204
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 · #bfcdd5 · #93a2ab · #192d38 · #000b15 · #c46d29
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#d6d7b1 · #c78488 · #c46d29 · #1c30ef · #383962 · #120626
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#c2ddbf · #94c1c2 · #c46d29 · #4875ab · #35404d · #161104
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#d7fbf0 · #4ab89d · #c46d29 · #7259b2 · #321a5f · #000402
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#e2fae1 · #77b477 · #c46d29 · #0076a3 · #47104c · #00050d
#D1834C · #DD986A · #E9AE87 · #F4C3A4 · #FFD9C1
#A55716 · #874200 · #673000 · #482000 · #2C1000
#B87444 · #AC7A59 · #9F7F6B
Its chroma is high enough to carry accents, calls to action, and focal moments; large fields of it will dominate a composition. In palettes it pairs most predictably with its tonal ramp and analogous neighbors; reserve the complementary hue for small, deliberate contrast.