#5A3D29Peat Brown (#5A3D29) is a dark, muted orange with an OKLCH hue of 55°, lightness 0.39 and chroma 0.052. 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 | #5A3D29 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(90, 61, 41) |
| HSL | hsl(24, 37%, 26%) |
| HSV | hsv(24, 54%, 35%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 32%, 54%, 65%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(28.6 10.1 17.4) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.388 0.052 55) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Peat Brown 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.
#5c3b25 — ΔE 0.7, is virtually unchanged#5c3d28 — ΔE 0.4, is virtually unchanged#5a3d29 — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#5a3d2a — ΔE 0.1, is virtually unchangedTest Peat Brown 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 9.84:1 and against black 2.13:1, 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.
#cbb4a5 · #a68d7c · #836755 · #5a3d29 · #3e2412 · #1c0800
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.
#74643d · #6c4e28 · #5a3d29 · #522718 · #401717 · #2d0a13
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.
#bcbc9e · #b99177 · #81804a · #626249 · #5a3d29 · #422106
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.
#7cb3d4 · #957d6d · #6d6057 · #5a3d29 · #382314 · #180c05
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#ebf3f8 · #aca29c · #595e61 · #5a3d29 · #352b25 · #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.
#fdefe6 · #dacac0 · #b3a196 · #5a3d29 · #240f02 · #f18e42
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#e4f5ff · #80abc5 · #2d6481 · #5a3d29 · #003248 · #110300
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#e4f5ff · #77b0b6 · #485c88 · #5a3d29 · #00343a · #000008
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#e3f7f1 · #7cb1a2 · #605483 · #5a3d29 · #30264a · #000402
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#e9f6e9 · #8daf8e · #2d6481 · #5a3d29 · #3d213f · #00050d
#745846 · #8E7565 · #A99385 · #C4B2A6 · #E1D2C9
#4C3220 · #3F2818 · #331E10 · #261508 · #1B0C03
#563F2F · #514135 · #4D423B
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.