#A58459Cumin (#A58459) is a mid-tone, soft orange with an OKLCH hue of 73°, lightness 0.63 and chroma 0.071. 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 | #A58459 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(165, 132, 89) |
| HSL | hsl(34, 30%, 50%) |
| HSV | hsv(34, 46%, 65%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 20%, 46%, 35%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(57.3 6.9 28) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.634 0.071 73) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Cumin 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.
#a98051 — ΔE 1.2, shifts subtly: leans toward red#a98456 — ΔE 0.7, shifts subtly: leans toward red#a58459 — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#a5855b — ΔE 0.3, is virtually unchangedTest Cumin 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 3.47:1 and against black 6.04:1, 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.
#f9debc · #d3b58f · #a58459 · #876941 · #614723 · #3e2705
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.
#b4b287 · #ad9b6c · #a58459 · #986e4f · #875b4a · #744a46
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.
#a3ae94 · #a58459 · #846742 · #475828 · #49310e · #19210a
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.
#e0ccb2 · #b5aa9d · #a58459 · #4b6c95 · #584935 · #372d20
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#edf2f9 · #aca59c · #a58459 · #6d7075 · #342d24 · #010204
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.
#ecf2fa · #c3cad3 · #969ea8 · #1d2631 · #01050f · #a58459
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#e9f3ff · #8ca9cb · #a58459 · #50729b · #152f4d · #100500
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#e9f3ff · #7cafc2 · #a58459 · #6a6a9b · #003443 · #010007
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#e2f7f6 · #79b2b0 · #a58459 · #7f638f · #3a2445 · #000202
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#e5f7ee · #84b29b · #a58459 · #50729b · #442037 · #000107
#B39670 · #C2A887 · #D1BB9F · #E0CDB6 · #EFE0CE
#896C45 · #6E5432 · #553E1F · #3C290E · #251500
#A08665 · #9A876F · #94887A
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.