#755139Toffee (#755139) is a dark, muted orange with an OKLCH hue of 54°, lightness 0.47 and chroma 0.061. 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 | #755139 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(117, 81, 57) |
| HSL | hsl(24, 34%, 34%) |
| HSV | hsv(24, 51%, 46%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 31%, 51%, 54%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(37.8 12 20.1) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.468 0.061 54) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Toffee shifts subtly: leans toward pink; in north-facing or shaded light it is virtually unchanged. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 0.9), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#774e34 — ΔE 0.9, shifts subtly: leans toward pink#785137 — ΔE 0.6, is virtually unchanged#755139 — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#75513a — ΔE 0.1, is virtually unchangedTest Toffee 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 7.02:1 and against black 2.99:1, 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.
#d0b29f · #ac8b76 · #88654e · #755139 · #40230e · #1d0700
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.
#8c7b54 · #84653f · #755139 · #6a3c2d · #572b2a · #431d26
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.
#b6b698 · #9a9861 · #79795f · #755139 · #59351c · #3c1d05
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.
#7cb4d5 · #85776d · #755139 · #4e3728 · #2f1c0f · #110602
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#ebf3f8 · #b9aea8 · #6f7578 · #755139 · #4a3f39 · #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 · #dcc9bd · #755139 · #482f1f · #260e00 · #f18d42
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#cfd6b1 · #d0ac85 · #2a989f · #755139 · #314156 · #04110c
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#e4f5ff · #83bcc3 · #5e73a0 · #755139 · #024b52 · #000008
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#e3f7f1 · #89beae · #766b9c · #755139 · #443b60 · #000402
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#e9f6e9 · #9abb99 · #447b99 · #755139 · #533655 · #00050d
#8B6A54 · #A28471 · #B89E8E · #D0BAAC · #E7D6CB
#63422D · #513421 · #402716 · #2F1A0B · #200E03
#705341 · #6A5548 · #64574F
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.