#A04933Picante (#A04933) is a mid-tone, soft red with an OKLCH hue of 35°, lightness 0.51 and chroma 0.121. 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 | #A04933 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(160, 73, 51) |
| HSL | hsl(12, 52%, 41%) |
| HSV | hsv(12, 68%, 63%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 54%, 68%, 37%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(42 34.5 30.2) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.513 0.121 35) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Picante 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.
#a1462e — ΔE 0.7, is virtually unchanged#a34931 — ΔE 0.6, is virtually unchanged#a04933 — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#a04a34 — ΔE 0.2, is virtually unchangedTest Picante 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 6.01:1 and against black 3.5:1, 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.
#f0a794 · #cc7d68 · #a04933 · #80301c · #560f00 · #270100
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.
#b07e48 · #aa6438 · #a04933 · #8a373c · #712940 · #571e3f
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.
#d4c091 · #c39d3c · #948259 · #a04933 · #793221 · #581808
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.
#52d7f5 · #9c8078 · #a04933 · #673b2f · #452016 · #220a05
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#e6f5f9 · #8f7c77 · #a04933 · #465052 · #2c1b16 · #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.
#e7f5f8 · #bdcdd1 · #8ea1a6 · #10292f · #00070b · #a04933
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#dcf8ff · #258fa5 · #a04933 · #005868 · #00252d · #1e0100
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#dcf8ff · #249489 · #a04933 · #005284 · #002622 · #000614
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#e0fae7 · #4c9268 · #a04933 · #3d458f · #15154f · #000601
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#ecf7dc · #738b48 · #a04933 · #005868 · #2c0b45 · #000305
#B36450 · #C57F6D · #D79A8A · #E9B6A8 · #FAD1C7
#883A26 · #702B19 · #591C0C · #430E02 · #2E0200
#955140 · #8A584B · #7E5E56
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.