#D48C46Cognac (#D48C46) is a light, soft orange with an OKLCH hue of 63°, lightness 0.7 and chroma 0.123. 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 | #D48C46 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(212, 140, 70) |
| HSL | hsl(30, 62%, 55%) |
| HSV | hsv(30, 67%, 83%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 34%, 67%, 17%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(64.3 21 47.6) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.700 0.123 63) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Cognac shifts subtly: leans toward red; in north-facing or shaded light it is virtually unchanged. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 1.2), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#d7873e — ΔE 1.2, shifts subtly: leans toward red#d98c43 — ΔE 0.9, is virtually unchanged#d48c46 — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#d48d48 — ΔE 0.3, is virtually unchangedTest Cognac 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 2.75:1 and against black 7.64:1, so black text is the stronger pairing. That pairing passes WCAG AA for body text. Avoid white 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.
#ffeee1 · #fcba7e · #d48c46 · #ac6b29 · #824900 · #542d00
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.
#d8c47b · #d7a95c · #d48c46 · #c4754d · #b06154 · #985057
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.
#bcc396 · #d48c46 · #ac7138 · #626a00 · #6a3a00 · #2d3100
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.
#ffdec1 · #d3bca9 · #d48c46 · #2b84c0 · #775638 · #503b28
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#e8f4fd · #d48c46 · #8e8074 · #495056 · #2a1d11 · #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.
#e9f3fc · #c1cdd6 · #95a2ad · #1c2d3a · #000b18 · #d48c46
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#d5d7b2 · #d48c46 · #a77a7f · #207b96 · #24314f · #061413
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#b9dec8 · #d48c46 · #7c7ccb · #557883 · #293552 · #131004
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#d8faf4 · #d48c46 · #289688 · #5d3a85 · #2b0c48 · #000201
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#e0f9e6 · #d48c46 · #529466 · #005482 · #3a0335 · #000511
#DD9D62 · #E6AE7B · #EEBE94 · #F7CFAD · #FFE0C5
#B17130 · #90571A · #6F3E00 · #4D2800 · #2D1500
#C9915D · #BE9571 · #B39983
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.