#684F3CTobacco (#684F3C) is a dark, muted orange with an OKLCH hue of 59°, lightness 0.45 and chroma 0.045. 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 | #684F3C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(104, 79, 60) |
| HSL | hsl(26, 27%, 32%) |
| HSV | hsv(26, 42%, 41%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 24%, 42%, 59%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(35.7 7.7 15.3) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.449 0.045 59) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Tobacco shifts subtly: leans toward red; 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.
#6a4c37 — ΔE 0.9, shifts subtly: leans toward red#6b4f3a — ΔE 0.6, is virtually unchanged#684f3c — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#684f3d — ΔE 0.1, is virtually unchangedTest Tobacco 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 7.58:1 and against black 2.77:1, 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.
#c4b0a1 · #a08978 · #7c6452 · #684f3c · #362212 · #160700
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.
#84764e · #7c6038 · #684f3c · #633725 · #512723 · #3e181f
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.
#aeb093 · #91935d · #72735a · #684f3c · #533115 · #361900
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.
#79aed0 · #7f7167 · #684f3c · #483222 · #2a180a · #0c0400
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#ecf3f8 · #b5aca5 · #6a6f73 · #684f3c · #443b34 · #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.
#fbefe7 · #d7cac0 · #684f3c · #3f2e20 · #1d0c01 · #f29543
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#e3e8c3 · #d0c79b · #88a3bf · #2a8ea5 · #684f3c · #04110e
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#e5f4ff · #80b9c2 · #5c6d9a · #684f3c · #00464e · #000008
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#e3f7f2 · #84bbae · #746594 · #684f3c · #41355a · #000302
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#e8f6ea · #94b999 · #427495 · #684f3c · #4f304d · #00050f
#7F6857 · #978273 · #B09D90 · #C8B9AE · #E2D6CD
#584130 · #483425 · #38271A · #2A1B0F · #1B0F06
#645042 · #605247 · #5C534C
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.