#7E5C52Wild West (#7E5C52) is a mid-tone, muted red with an OKLCH hue of 37°, lightness 0.51 and chroma 0.048. 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 | #7E5C52 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(126, 92, 82) |
| HSL | hsl(14, 21%, 41%) |
| HSV | hsv(14, 35%, 49%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 27%, 35%, 51%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(42.3 12.4 11.2) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.507 0.048 37) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Wild West 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.
#81594c — ΔE 1.0, shifts subtly: leans toward orange#815c50 — ΔE 0.6, shifts subtly: leans toward orange#7e5c52 — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#7e5d53 — ΔE 0.3, is virtually unchangedTest Wild West 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 5.93:1 and against black 3.54:1, 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.
#cfb2aa · #ab8b82 · #7e5c52 · #62433a · #3e241d · #1d0804
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.
#a08262 · #966c51 · #7e5c52 · #764444 · #613540 · #4b2839
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.
#cbbfa2 · #b39f6a · #8b8269 · #7e5c52 · #673d30 · #492419
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.
#89cfe2 · #92817c · #7e5c52 · #5b3f37 · #3b241d · #1b0d09
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#eaf4f6 · #c0b4b0 · #7a8183 · #7e5c52 · #564945 · #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.
#fdeee9 · #d9c7c2 · #7e5c52 · #3d2620 · #1a0502 · #ee6237
The same quiet ground carrying one bright gold voice — the high-energy pairing a cool or muted anchor cannot reach through its own temperature.
#fdeee9 · #d9c7c2 · #7e5c52 · #3d2620 · #1a0502 · #d9c64e
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#e2f6fc · #8bc1d0 · #458b9d · #7e5c52 · #195563 · #050000
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#e2f6fc · #8bc4bd · #5a84aa · #7e5c52 · #175752 · #00030d
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#e6f7ec · #98c3a8 · #747bac · #7e5c52 · #43496f · #000501
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#eef5e5 · #adbf95 · #458b9d · #7e5c52 · #554368 · #000407
#93736A · #A78B83 · #BDA49D · #D2BEB8 · #E8D8D3
#6A4B42 · #563B33 · #432C25 · #311D17 · #200F0B
#795E56 · #74605A · #6F625E
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.