#9F5E4EChutney (#9F5E4E) is a mid-tone, soft red with an OKLCH hue of 35°, lightness 0.55 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 | #9F5E4E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(159, 94, 78) |
| HSL | hsl(12, 34%, 46%) |
| HSV | hsv(12, 51%, 62%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 41%, 51%, 38%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(46.9 24.8 20.5) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.551 0.089 35) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Chutney 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.
#a15b48 — ΔE 0.9, is virtually unchanged#a25e4c — ΔE 0.6, is virtually unchanged#9f5e4e — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#9f5f4f — ΔE 0.2, is virtually unchangedTest Chutney 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 5.02:1 and against black 4.19:1, 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.
#f0b9ab · #cc9081 · #9f5e4e · #804537 · #582519 · #320701
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.
#b38e67 · #aa7657 · #9f5e4e · #8a4c4e · #723d4c · #5a3047
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.
#c7ab6b · #9b8e71 · #9f5e4e · #7a4538 · #5a2c20 · #2c2002
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.
#7cd3e8 · #a28d88 · #9f5e4e · #6b4941 · #4a2d26 · #281511
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#e9f4f7 · #978985 · #9f5e4e · #535a5c · #2e211d · #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.
#e8f5f8 · #becdd1 · #91a2a7 · #152c31 · #000a0e · #9f5e4e
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#dad9b3 · #4eb3c1 · #a1788c · #9f5e4e · #4b607b · #03101b
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#dff7fd · #569b92 · #9f5e4e · #265d87 · #002b27 · #000614
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#e5f8ea · #699a79 · #9f5e4e · #4a548a · #1a1f48 · #000601
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#eef5e2 · #839464 · #9f5e4e · #006475 · #2d1841 · #000407
#B07567 · #C28D80 · #D3A599 · #E4BDB4 · #F5D6CF
#864C3E · #6E3A2E · #56291F · #401910 · #2A0A04
#966356 · #8D675E · #846C65
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.