#A5694FHot Cacao (#A5694F) is a mid-tone, soft red with an OKLCH hue of 44°, lightness 0.58 and chroma 0.086. 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 | #A5694F |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(165, 105, 79) |
| HSL | hsl(18, 35%, 48%) |
| HSV | hsv(18, 52%, 65%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 36%, 52%, 35%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(50.3 21.1 24.6) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.579 0.086 44) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Hot Cacao 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.
#a76548 — ΔE 1.1, shifts only faintly, with no single dominant change#a9694d — ΔE 0.7, is virtually unchanged#a5694f — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#a56a50 — ΔE 0.2, is virtually unchangedTest Hot Cacao 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 4.44:1 and against black 4.73:1, 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.
#f6c4af · #d29b83 · #a5694f · #865038 · #5e2f1a · #391100
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.
#b7996f · #af815c · #a5694f · #91564f · #7b464d · #643749
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.
#c7b776 · #a0987a · #a5694f · #804f3a · #603522 · #302809
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.
#fbd9ca · #79c6e3 · #a5694f · #68564f · #523528 · #2e1d15
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#eaf4f8 · #9f928d · #a5694f · #5b6264 · #31241f · #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.
#e8f4f9 · #bfcdd2 · #92a2a8 · #172b33 · #000910 · #a5694f
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#d7d3ae · #59bfba · #a5694f · #815869 · #2d3b48 · #05140b
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#e0f6ff · #5fa3a1 · #a5694f · #3c6290 · #002f2e · #00020f
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#e3f8ed · #6ca38a · #a5694f · #5b598f · #24214a · #000502
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#ebf6e5 · #849f73 · #a5694f · #136a84 · #341b40 · #000409
#B57F67 · #C59580 · #D5AB99 · #E5C2B3 · #F5D9CD
#8B553E · #71422D · #582F1D · #411E0E · #2A0D02
#9D6D59 · #947162 · #8B756B
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.