#8B6945Barrel Aged (#8B6945) is a mid-tone, muted orange with an OKLCH hue of 67°, lightness 0.55 and chroma 0.067. 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 | #8B6945 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(139, 105, 69) |
| HSL | hsl(31, 34%, 41%) |
| HSV | hsv(31, 50%, 55%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 24%, 50%, 45%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(47 8.9 25.4) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.546 0.067 67) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Barrel Aged shifts subtly: leans toward red; 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.
#8e663f — ΔE 0.9, shifts subtly: leans toward red#8f6943 — ΔE 0.7, shifts subtly: leans toward red#8b6945 — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#8b6a46 — ΔE 0.3, is virtually unchangedTest Barrel Aged 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 4.99:1 and against black 4.2:1, 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.
#ddc1a4 · #b89979 · #8b6945 · #6e4f2e · #492f10 · #261200
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.
#9d956c · #967f53 · #8b6945 · #7f543a · #6d4236 · #5a3232
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.
#a7b47e · #8b9278 · #8b6945 · #6c4d2c · #4e3313 · #1f240b
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.
#e8d2bd · #719cc3 · #8b6945 · #5a4f45 · #43301d · #22170c
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#ecf3f9 · #918a82 · #8b6945 · #53585b · #2a221a · #010204
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.
#feefe0 · #dac9b9 · #8b6945 · #442d14 · #1f0d00 · #f3a549
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#dfdeb8 · #b7c18b · #9d7fb3 · #8b6945 · #293495 · #180727
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#e8f3ff · #6094a3 · #8b6945 · #4d5381 · #002933 · #010007
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#e2f7f4 · #5f9791 · #8b6945 · #624b78 · #2c1a3b · #000202
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#e6f7ec · #6d967d · #8b6945 · #325b7f · #36162f · #00040f
#9E7F5F · #B09579 · #C4AC94 · #D7C3B0 · #EADBCC
#745635 · #5E4426 · #493218 · #35210A · #221201
#866B4F · #806D59 · #7A6E62
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.