#A8715AHazelnut (#A8715A) is a mid-tone, soft red with an OKLCH hue of 43°, lightness 0.6 and chroma 0.078. 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 | #A8715A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(168, 113, 90) |
| HSL | hsl(18, 31%, 51%) |
| HSV | hsv(18, 46%, 66%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 33%, 46%, 34%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(52.8 19 21.6) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.600 0.078 43) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Hazelnut shifts only faintly, with no single dominant change; in north-facing or shaded light it is virtually unchanged. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 1.1), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#ab6d53 — ΔE 1.1, shifts only faintly, with no single dominant change#ac7158 — ΔE 0.7, is virtually unchanged#a8715a — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#a8725c — ΔE 0.3, is virtually unchangedTest Hazelnut 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 4.06:1 and against black 5.17:1, 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.
#faccb9 · #d5a38e · #a8715a · #895742 · #623724 · #3c1807
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.
#bba07a · #b28867 · #a8715a · #945e57 · #7f4e54 · #683f4e
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.
#cdbe84 · #a69f84 · #a8715a · #835744 · #643c2b · #342e13
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.
#ffe1d4 · #81c5df · #a8715a · #6d5d56 · #563b30 · #32221c
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#eaf4f7 · #a49994 · #a8715a · #61676a · #322723 · #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.
#e9f4f8 · #c0cdd1 · #93a1a7 · #192b32 · #000910 · #a8715a
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#d6d6b0 · #5fc5c9 · #a8715a · #82596b · #2d3b4a · #04110c
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#e2f6fe · #6ca8a6 · #a8715a · #456892 · #003231 · #000109
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#e4f7ed · #77a891 · #a8715a · #606092 · #26254a · #000301
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#ecf6e6 · #8ca47d · #a8715a · #297087 · #361f41 · #000408
#B78571 · #C79A88 · #D6AFA0 · #E5C5B8 · #F4DBD1
#8D5C47 · #724735 · #593323 · #412113 · #2A0F04
#A07563 · #98786B · #907B73
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.