#6C462DPumpernickel (#6C462D) is a dark, muted orange with an OKLCH hue of 54°, lightness 0.43 and chroma 0.065. 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 | #6C462D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(108, 70, 45) |
| HSL | hsl(24, 41%, 30%) |
| HSV | hsv(24, 58%, 42%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 35%, 58%, 58%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(33.5 13.4 21.6) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.431 0.065 54) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Pumpernickel shifts subtly: leans toward pink; 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.
#6e4329 — ΔE 0.8, shifts subtly: leans toward pink#6f462b — ΔE 0.6, is virtually unchanged#6c462d — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#6c462e — ΔE 0.1, is virtually unchangedTest Pumpernickel 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 8.23:1 and against black 2.55:1, 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.
#cfb09d · #ab8974 · #88634c · #6c462d · #40210a · #1c0600
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.
#82704a · #795a35 · #6c462d · #5f3224 · #4c2222 · #38141e
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.
#abaa8c · #908d56 · #6f6e55 · #6c462d · #4f2c13 · #321300
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.
#7cb5d5 · #7a6c63 · #6c462d · #442d1f · #261307 · #090200
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#ebf3f8 · #b3a9a2 · #656a6d · #6c462d · #403630 · #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.
#ffeee4 · #ddc9bc · #6c462d · #482e1c · #260c00 · #f18b41
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#d8dfb9 · #c9c491 · #5085da · #71639b · #6c462d · #11092f
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#e4f5ff · #7db7bc · #536995 · #6c462d · #004146 · #000008
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#e3f7f0 · #83b8a8 · #6b6191 · #6c462d · #3a3156 · #000201
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#e9f6e8 · #95b593 · #38718e · #6c462d · #482c4b · #00060f
#84604A · #9C7C68 · #B49887 · #CDB5A7 · #E6D3C8
#5C3923 · #4C2D19 · #3C2210 · #2D1607 · #1F0C02
#674935 · #614B3D · #5B4D44
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.