#7A4434Peanut (#7A4434) is a dark, soft red with an OKLCH hue of 37°, lightness 0.45 and chroma 0.079. 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 | #7A4434 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(122, 68, 52) |
| HSL | hsl(14, 40%, 34%) |
| HSV | hsv(14, 57%, 48%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 44%, 57%, 52%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(35 21.5 19.7) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.448 0.079 37) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Peanut is virtually unchanged; 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.
#7b412f — ΔE 0.8, is virtually unchanged#7d4432 — ΔE 0.6, is virtually unchanged#7a4434 — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#7a4435 — ΔE 0.1, is virtually unchangedTest Peanut 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 7.77:1 and against black 2.7:1, 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.
#dbafa2 · #b78778 · #946051 · #7a4434 · #4a1d0f · #250200
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.
#8f704e · #855a3e · #7a4434 · #663333 · #512530 · #3b182b
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.
#b8ad8e · #a28c54 · #7a7057 · #7a4434 · #572c20 · #3a1409
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.
#84cee3 · #ab8d84 · #816f6a · #7a4434 · #4b2f27 · #281813
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#eaf4f7 · #b7aaa7 · #696f71 · #7a4434 · #463936 · #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 · #c0cdd1 · #93a2a6 · #182b31 · #000a0f · #7a4434
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#e1f6fc · #7fb8c8 · #2d798c · #7a4434 · #004553 · #050000
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#e1f6fc · #7ebbb4 · #47729a · #7a4434 · #004742 · #000410
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#e6f7ec · #8dba9e · #636a9c · #7a4434 · #34395f · #000501
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#edf5e4 · #a3b68b · #2d798c · #7a4434 · #463358 · #000407
#915F50 · #A77A6D · #BE978B · #D5B4AA · #ECD2CA
#683729 · #562B1E · #441F14 · #34130A · #240803
#73483C · #6B4C43 · #63504A
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.