#773F1AWalnut (#773F1A) is a dark, soft orange with an OKLCH hue of 51°, lightness 0.43 and chroma 0.092. 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 | #773F1A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(119, 63, 26) |
| HSL | hsl(24, 64%, 28%) |
| HSV | hsv(24, 78%, 47%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 47%, 78%, 53%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(33 21.3 32.4) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.431 0.092 51) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Walnut shifts subtly: leans toward pink; in north-facing or shaded light it is virtually unchanged. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 0.7), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#783c16 — ΔE 0.7, shifts subtly: leans toward pink#7a3f18 — ΔE 0.6, is virtually unchanged#773f1a — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#773f1b — ΔE 0.1, is virtually unchangedTest Walnut 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 8.37:1 and against black 2.51:1, 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.
#dbae95 · #b78669 · #945f3f · #773f1a · #481d00 · #1e0600
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.
#866e3e · #805729 · #773f1a · #652d1f · #511d20 · #3c0f1e
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.
#adaa85 · #938c46 · #716d4e · #773f1a · #542707 · #331200
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.
#70bbe1 · #7d6b61 · #773f1a · #482b1a · #291104 · #0a0100
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#eaf4f9 · #b5a8a1 · #636a6e · #773f1a · #42352e · #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.
#e8f4fa · #c0cdd4 · #93a2aa · #192d37 · #000b14 · #773f1a
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#dadeb8 · #d5b98d · #258b93 · #50667f · #773f1a · #04110b
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#e3f5ff · #70b9be · #4a699e · #773f1a · #004145 · #00000a
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#e0f8ef · #7abaa5 · #6a5f9a · #773f1a · #392f5d · #000402
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#e8f7e6 · #92b78b · #217294 · #773f1a · #4a2950 · #00050c
#8E5B3C · #A6775C · #BD957D · #D5B39F · #ECD1C2
#653311 · #542707 · #441C01 · #331200 · #230900
#704429 · #684835 · #5F4B3F
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.