#8C4A2FGingerbread (#8C4A2F) is a dark, soft red with an OKLCH hue of 42°, lightness 0.48 and chroma 0.098. 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 | #8C4A2F |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(140, 74, 47) |
| HSL | hsl(17, 50%, 37%) |
| HSV | hsv(17, 66%, 55%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 47%, 66%, 45%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(39 25.4 28.3) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.484 0.098 42) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Gingerbread is virtually unchanged; in north-facing or shaded light it is virtually unchanged. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 0.7), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#8d472a — ΔE 0.7, is virtually unchanged#8f4a2d — ΔE 0.6, is virtually unchanged#8c4a2f — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#8c4b30 — ΔE 0.2, is virtually unchangedTest Gingerbread 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 6.7:1 and against black 3.14:1, 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.
#e2aa95 · #be826a · #8c4a2f · #74371e · #4d1800 · #230400
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.
#9d7b4c · #966239 · #8c4a2f · #783833 · #622934 · #4b1c31
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.
#c4b992 · #ad994e · #857b5a · #8c4a2f · #67321c · #481904
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.
#6ecae9 · #8e7971 · #8c4a2f · #59372a · #391c11 · #180702
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#e8f4f9 · #bfb0aa · #727a7d · #8c4a2f · #52423c · #000203
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.
#e7f4f9 · #becdd3 · #90a2a9 · #142c34 · #000910 · #8c4a2f
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#d3d8b3 · #47a1e3 · #995c6b · #8c4a2f · #3a4c7a · #0b092f
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#cbddbe · #8bb5dd · #739794 · #8c4a2f · #404e45 · #120d05
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#e1f8ec · #85c3a4 · #7071b1 · #8c4a2f · #403f71 · #000301
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#eaf6e2 · #a1be8b · #1f85a2 · #8c4a2f · #553866 · #000408
#A1644C · #B57F6A · #CA9A88 · #DEB6A7 · #F2D3C6
#773C23 · #622E17 · #4E200C · #3B1303 · #290700
#834F3B · #7A5445 · #71584F
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.