#A56531Mai Tai (#A56531) is a mid-tone, soft orange with an OKLCH hue of 57°, lightness 0.57 and chroma 0.106. 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 | #A56531 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(165, 101, 49) |
| HSL | hsl(27, 54%, 42%) |
| HSV | hsv(27, 70%, 65%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 39%, 70%, 35%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(48.9 21.1 39.4) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.567 0.106 57) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Mai Tai shifts subtly: leans toward red; in north-facing or shaded light it is virtually unchanged. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 1), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#a7612b — ΔE 1.0, shifts subtly: leans toward red#a9652f — ΔE 0.7, is virtually unchanged#a56531 — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#a56632 — ΔE 0.2, is virtually unchangedTest Mai Tai 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 4.66:1 and against black 4.51:1, 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.
#f6c09a · #d2976c · #a56531 · #864c19 · #5b2d00 · #301400
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.
#af985d · #ab7f43 · #a56531 · #945036 · #7f3e3a · #692f3b
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.
#b8b966 · #969872 · #a56531 · #804c21 · #603105 · #282800
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.
#f9d5bc · #61b1e2 · #a56531 · #655346 · #513219 · #2c1a0c
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#e9f4fb · #9c8e85 · #a56531 · #575e63 · #30231a · #000103
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.
#e8f4fb · #c0cdd6 · #93a2ac · #1a2c38 · #000b16 · #a56531
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#d5d9b3 · #36b4cb · #a56531 · #86535d · #273654 · #04110e
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#e5f4ff · #49a0ac · #a56531 · #425999 · #002c32 · #00000d
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#dcf9f1 · #51a391 · #a56531 · #644e91 · #2c194c · #000302
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#e4f8e6 · #6ea073 · #a56531 · #006490 · #3c113c · #00050e
#B57C50 · #C6926D · #D6A98A · #E6C1A7 · #F6D9C4
#8B5222 · #723F12 · #592D02 · #401D00 · #280F00
#9C6A43 · #936E53 · #897161
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.