#9D4542Lumberjack (#9D4542) is a mid-tone, soft red with an OKLCH hue of 24°, lightness 0.5 and chroma 0.118. 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 | #9D4542 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(157, 69, 66) |
| HSL | hsl(2, 41%, 44%) |
| HSV | hsv(2, 58%, 62%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 56%, 58%, 38%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(40.9 36.4 19.8) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.505 0.118 24) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Lumberjack 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.
#9e423d — ΔE 0.7, is virtually unchanged#a04540 — ΔE 0.6, is virtually unchanged#9d4542 — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#9d4543 — ΔE 0.1, is virtually unchangedTest Lumberjack 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 6.24:1 and against black 3.36:1, 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.
#eda39d · #c97973 · #9d4542 · #7d2d2b · #530a0e · #260001
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.
#b2794f · #a95f44 · #9d4542 · #843548 · #6a2949 · #501e46
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.
#d8ba90 · #ca9541 · #967d59 · #9d4542 · #762f2d · #551516
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.
#50dae7 · #997d7a · #9d4542 · #653835 · #431d1b · #200807
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#e6f5f7 · #c5b1af · #768182 · #9d4542 · #5a4644 · #000202
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.
#e6f5f7 · #bccdcf · #8ea2a4 · #0f2a2d · #000709 · #9d4542
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#d7f9fd · #64c8d2 · #00909b · #9d4542 · #00575d · #080000
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#d7f9fd · #70cbb2 · #1989ba · #9d4542 · #005948 · #00060f
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#e4f9e3 · #91c790 · #5a7cc5 · #9d4542 · #2f4982 · #000200
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#f1f5da · #b5be76 · #00909b · #9d4542 · #503f7c · #000304
#B0615C · #C37C77 · #D69893 · #E8B4AF · #FAD0CC
#853634 · #6E2827 · #581A1A · #420C0D · #2E0104
#934E4A · #875551 · #7B5B59
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.