#7E4A3BNutmeg (#7E4A3B) is a dark, soft red with an OKLCH hue of 37°, lightness 0.47 and chroma 0.075. 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 | #7E4A3B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(126, 74, 59) |
| HSL | hsl(13, 36%, 36%) |
| HSV | hsv(13, 53%, 49%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 41%, 53%, 51%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(37.2 20.4 18.4) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.466 0.075 37) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Nutmeg is virtually unchanged; in north-facing or shaded light it is virtually unchanged. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 0.9), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#804736 — ΔE 0.9, is virtually unchanged#814a39 — ΔE 0.6, is virtually unchanged#7e4a3b — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#7e4a3c — ΔE 0.1, is virtually unchangedTest Nutmeg 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 7.17:1 and against black 2.93:1, 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.
#daafa3 · #b68779 · #936152 · #7e4a3b · #481e12 · #240300
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.
#937656 · #8a6046 · #7e4a3b · #6a3939 · #552a35 · #3f1d2f
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.
#beb296 · #a7925d · #7f765d · #7e4a3b · #5b3226 · #3e190f
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.
#89cfe2 · #b0938a · #867570 · #7e4a3b · #4f352d · #2c1c18
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#eaf4f6 · #baadaa · #6e7577 · #7e4a3b · #4a3e3b · #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.
#e9f4f7 · #c0cdd0 · #93a1a6 · #192b30 · #000a0e · #7e4a3b
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#e2f6fc · #84bbca · #387e90 · #7e4a3b · #084957 · #050000
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#e2f6fc · #84bdb7 · #4e789d · #7e4a3b · #044c47 · #00030d
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#e6f7ec · #91bda1 · #686fa0 · #7e4a3b · #393e63 · #000501
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#eef5e5 · #a6b88f · #387e90 · #7e4a3b · #4a385c · #000407
#946456 · #AA7F72 · #C09A8F · #D6B6AD · #ECD3CC
#6B3C2F · #582F23 · #462217 · #34150D · #240A04
#774E42 · #705249 · #68554F
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.