#886B2EAged Antics (#886B2E) is a mid-tone, soft yellow with an OKLCH hue of 84°, lightness 0.54 and chroma 0.087. 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 | #886B2E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(136, 107, 46) |
| HSL | hsl(41, 49%, 36%) |
| HSV | hsv(41, 66%, 53%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 21%, 66%, 47%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(46.9 4.4 37.7) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.544 0.087 84) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Aged Antics shifts subtly: drifts 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.
#8b6828 — ΔE 0.9, shifts subtly: drifts toward orange#8c6b2c — ΔE 0.7, shifts subtly: leans toward red#886b2e — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#886c2f — ΔE 0.3, is virtually unchangedTest Aged Antics 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 5.01:1 and against black 4.19:1, 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.
#dac295 · #b59b68 · #886b2e · #6c5115 · #463100 · #211500
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.
#919969 · #8c824a · #886b2e · #7d5528 · #6e4226 · #5c3025
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.
#94b981 · #829479 · #886b2e · #67501d · #4a3502 · #16250d
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.
#dfd4bf · #c1b090 · #988f7f · #886b2e · #374f81 · #3e3218
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#eef2fa · #8f8a7f · #886b2e · #54565c · #282318 · #000103
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.
#edf2fc · #c3c9d4 · #959ca9 · #1b2231 · #01030e · #886b2e
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#d3dab5 · #44a5f5 · #b77363 · #886b2e · #465a91 · #041114
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#b5dfd6 · #bcade0 · #8983a1 · #886b2e · #354a5c · #101204
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#dff7fa · #53979d · #886b2e · #6e4572 · #341537 · #000203
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#e1f8f0 · #5b9887 · #886b2e · #3d5587 · #3d1126 · #000009
#9B814D · #AE976B · #C1AE88 · #D5C5A6 · #E9DCC4
#725820 · #5C4511 · #483302 · #332300 · #1F1300
#836C40 · #7E6E4E · #796F5B
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.