#B3861EArrowwood (#B3861E) is a mid-tone, soft yellow with an OKLCH hue of 83°, lightness 0.65 and chroma 0.124. 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 | #B3861E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(179, 134, 30) |
| HSL | hsl(42, 71%, 41%) |
| HSV | hsv(42, 83%, 70%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 25%, 83%, 30%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(58.7 8 57.5) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.647 0.124 83) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Arrowwood shifts subtly: drifts 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.
#b68214 — ΔE 1.0, shifts subtly: drifts toward orange#b78619 — ΔE 0.7, shifts subtly: leans toward red#b3861e — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#b38720 — ΔE 0.2, is virtually unchangedTest Arrowwood 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 3.31:1 and against black 6.35:1, so black 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.
#ffe3b0 · #e1b86b · #b3861e · #946b00 · #684a00 · #3f2c00
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.
#b1bb71 · #b2a149 · #b3861e · #aa6d23 · #9b572c · #884433
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.
#9db68f · #b3861e · #8f6a14 · #34630a · #4c3500 · #112802
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.
#ead0a0 · #bcaf96 · #b3861e · #456ab5 · #412f04 · #211500
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#ecf2fe · #b2a999 · #b3861e · #6f747c · #372f1e · #000104
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.
#ecf2fd · #c2c9d6 · #949caa · #1a2233 · #00030f · #b3861e
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#ebf2ff · #88aae9 · #b3861e · #4b71bc · #112c64 · #0d0500
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#ebf2ff · #64b5de · #b3861e · #7764b5 · #00354b · #030010
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#d6fafd · #4fbcc5 · #b3861e · #96589e · #48184e · #000203
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#dafbef · #5fbea4 · #b3861e · #4b71bc · #551135 · #000010
#C09848 · #CDAA67 · #DABC85 · #E7CFA2 · #F4E1BF
#956D02 · #775600 · #5A4000 · #3E2B00 · #241700
#AB8843 · #A48B5B · #9C8C6F
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.