#5E2912Hot Fudge (#5E2912) is a dark, soft red with an OKLCH hue of 42°, lightness 0.35 and chroma 0.085. 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 | #5E2912 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(94, 41, 18) |
| HSL | hsl(18, 68%, 22%) |
| HSV | hsv(18, 81%, 37%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 56%, 81%, 63%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(23.7 22.5 25.8) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.351 0.085 42) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Hot Fudge is virtually unchanged; in north-facing or shaded light it is virtually unchanged. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 0.5), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#5f270f — ΔE 0.5, is virtually unchanged#602911 — ΔE 0.4, is virtually unchanged#5e2912 — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#5e2913 — ΔE 0.1, is virtually unchangedTest Hot Fudge 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 11.65:1 and against black 1.8:1, so white text is the stronger pairing. That pairing passes WCAG AA for body text. Avoid black text on this color entirely.
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.
#d7af9f · #b48775 · #91604d · #6f3b26 · #5e2912 · #210400
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.
#71552e · #693f1c · #5e2912 · #4b1815 · #370a15 · #230111
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.
#b7ae8d · #b4826f · #827132 · #5d553a · #5e2912 · #3d1301
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.
#7bc8e3 · #8e7064 · #65544d · #5e2912 · #32170c · #110401
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#eaf4f8 · #c4b6b1 · #7f8688 · #5d4f4a · #5e2912 · #1d2629
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 · #92a2a7 · #172b32 · #000910 · #5e2912
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#e0f6fe · #89c4d9 · #4290a9 · #185b6f · #5e2912 · #351d13
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#e0f6fe · #85c8c5 · #5e87b6 · #0c5f5d · #5e2912 · #142538
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#e3f8ed · #92c8ad · #7c7eb6 · #4d4d79 · #5e2912 · #0e2b1e
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#ebf6e4 · #a9c397 · #4290a9 · #60476f · #5e2912 · #072933
#794834 · #946755 · #B08878 · #CCAA9C · #E8CDC2
#51210C · #441907 · #381203 · #2C0B00 · #200500
#572E1D · #503226 · #49362E
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.