#804741Sly Fox (#804741) is a dark, soft red with an OKLCH hue of 27°, lightness 0.46 and chroma 0.079. 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 | #804741 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(128, 71, 65) |
| HSL | hsl(6, 33%, 38%) |
| HSV | hsv(6, 49%, 50%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 45%, 49%, 50%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(36.9 23.6 14.3) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.465 0.079 27) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Sly Fox shifts subtly: leans toward orange; in north-facing or shaded light it is virtually unchanged. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 0.9), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#82443c — ΔE 0.9, shifts subtly: leans toward orange#83473f — ΔE 0.6, shifts subtly: leans toward orange#804741 — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#804742 — ΔE 0.1, is virtually unchangedTest Sly Fox 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 7.25:1 and against black 2.9:1, 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.
#d09f98 · #ac7770 · #804741 · #622f2a · #3c110e · #180000
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.
#987357 · #8d5d49 · #804741 · #6b373f · #54293b · #3d1d34
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.
#c2b094 · #ae8e5a · #83745c · #804741 · #5d2f2b · #3f1714
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.
#84d3de · #b1918d · #867471 · #804741 · #50332f · #2c1b19
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#eaf4f5 · #baadab · #6d7475 · #804741 · #4b3d3c · #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.
#e8f4f6 · #bfcdce · #91a1a3 · #14292c · #000709 · #804741
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#d4dab5 · #c7a1be · #38967f · #804741 · #354733 · #190c04
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#e0f7fa · #85beaf · #427a9c · #804741 · #054c40 · #000610
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#e8f6e9 · #96bc99 · #5e72a2 · #804741 · #313f65 · #000200
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#f0f4e2 · #adb688 · #2e808a · #804741 · #453960 · #000304
#96615B · #AC7C77 · #C29893 · #D8B5B0 · #EED2CE
#6C3934 · #5A2C28 · #47201C · #361411 · #250807
#794C46 · #71504C · #695451
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.