#81544ARoot Beer (#81544A) is a dark, muted red with an OKLCH hue of 33°, lightness 0.49 and chroma 0.063. 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 | #81544A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(129, 84, 74) |
| HSL | hsl(11, 27%, 40%) |
| HSV | hsv(11, 43%, 51%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 35%, 43%, 49%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(40.4 17.5 13.5) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.493 0.063 33) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Root Beer shifts subtly: leans toward orange; in north-facing or shaded light it is virtually unchanged. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 1), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#835144 — ΔE 1.0, shifts subtly: leans toward orange#845448 — ΔE 0.6, shifts subtly: leans toward orange#81544a — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#81554b — ΔE 0.3, is virtually unchangedTest Root Beer 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 6.36:1 and against black 3.3:1, 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.
#d1aba2 · #ad837a · #81544a · #643c33 · #3f1d16 · #1d0301
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.
#9d7d5f · #93674f · #81544a · #724043 · #5c313e · #462438
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.
#c8ba9e · #b29965 · #887d65 · #81544a · #63382f · #452018
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.
#89d1e1 · #8e7d78 · #81544a · #573b35 · #37201b · #180907
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#eaf4f6 · #beb1af · #767c7e · #81544a · #524542 · #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.
#ffede9 · #dbc4be · #81544a · #3b1c16 · #150000 · #e9593d
The same quiet ground carrying one bright gold voice — the high-energy pairing a cool or muted anchor cannot reach through its own temperature.
#ffede9 · #dbc4be · #81544a · #3b1c16 · #150000 · #d9c64e
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#e2f6fb · #88bfcc · #3f8796 · #81544a · #12515d · #050000
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#e2f6fb · #89c2b8 · #5280a4 · #81544a · #14544c · #00040e
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#e7f7eb · #98c0a3 · #6c78a8 · #81544a · #3d466b · #000601
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#eff5e4 · #adbc91 · #3f8796 · #81544a · #4f4065 · #000305
#966C63 · #AB867D · #C0A098 · #D5BAB4 · #EBD5D0
#6D443C · #59362E · #462720 · #341914 · #230D08
#7B574F · #745A54 · #6E5D59
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.