#A67253Pecan (#A67253) is a mid-tone, soft orange with an OKLCH hue of 51°, lightness 0.6 and chroma 0.08. 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 | #A67253 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(166, 114, 83) |
| HSL | hsl(22, 33%, 49%) |
| HSV | hsv(22, 50%, 65%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 31%, 50%, 35%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(52.7 16.9 25.4) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.598 0.080 51) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Pecan shifts only faintly, with no single dominant change; in north-facing or shaded light it is virtually unchanged. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 1.1), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#a96e4c — ΔE 1.1, shifts only faintly, with no single dominant change#aa7251 — ΔE 0.7, is virtually unchanged#a67253 — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#a67354 — ΔE 0.3, is virtually unchangedTest Pecan 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 4.08:1 and against black 5.15:1, so black 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.
#f8cdb4 · #d3a488 · #a67253 · #87583c · #60371e · #3b1902
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.
#b7a178 · #af8a62 · #a67253 · #945f50 · #7f4d4e · #693e49
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.
#c6c084 · #a2a083 · #a67253 · #82583e · #623d26 · #312e13
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.
#fee1d0 · #7ab9da · #a67253 · #6c5c54 · #553b2c · #31221a
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#ebf3f8 · #a39892 · #a67253 · #61676a · #322721 · #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.
#eaf4f9 · #c1cdd3 · #95a2a9 · #1c2d35 · #000b13 · #a67253
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#d2d9b4 · #c08a8f · #a67253 · #2c4f8b · #2f375d · #11092c
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#e3f5ff · #6aa7ab · #a67253 · #4c6693 · #003134 · #000008
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#e3f7f0 · #72a896 · #a67253 · #665d90 · #2b2348 · #000402
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#e9f6e7 · #85a581 · #a67253 · #2e6e8b · #391d3e · #00050c
#B5866B · #C59B83 · #D4B09C · #E4C6B5 · #F3DBCE
#8B5D41 · #71482F · #58341E · #40220E · #291002
#9E755D · #977867 · #8E7B70
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.