#815B28Hot Curry (#815B28) is a mid-tone, soft orange with an OKLCH hue of 72°, lightness 0.5 and chroma 0.084. 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 | #815B28 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(129, 91, 40) |
| HSL | hsl(34, 53%, 33%) |
| HSV | hsv(34, 69%, 51%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 29%, 69%, 49%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(41.7 10.1 34.8) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.501 0.084 72) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Hot Curry shifts subtly: leans toward red; in north-facing or shaded light it is virtually unchanged. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 0.8), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#835823 — ΔE 0.8, shifts subtly: leans toward red#845b26 — ΔE 0.5, is virtually unchanged#815b28 — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#815c29 — ΔE 0.3, is virtually unchangedTest Hot Curry 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 6.07:1 and against black 3.46:1, 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.
#d1b28c · #ad8a60 · #815b28 · #64420f · #3d2400 · #180a00
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.
#8d895a · #87723f · #815b28 · #734725 · #623424 · #4f2423
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.
#b8c4a3 · #94a86d · #7b856a · #815b28 · #604117 · #422700
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.
#d9c4ab · #6993c1 · #815b28 · #4e4337 · #37250d · #170d03
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#ecf2fa · #bdb4ab · #7a7e83 · #815b28 · #52493f · #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.
#ebf3fb · #c2cad4 · #959ea9 · #1b2633 · #000510 · #815b28
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#d4d8b2 · #a5bb85 · #8c6da8 · #815b28 · #2e1594 · #180622
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#e9f3ff · #86c0d5 · #7577ae · #815b28 · #0d5366 · #010008
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#e0f8f6 · #82c4c1 · #8e6fa2 · #815b28 · #573f67 · #000202
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#e4f7ed · #90c4a9 · #5881ae · #815b28 · #653a56 · #000310
#957348 · #AA8B66 · #BFA485 · #D4BEA4 · #EAD8C4
#6D4B1C · #593B0F · #462B03 · #331D00 · #201000
#7B5D38 · #755F45 · #6F6151
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.