#6E4F3ABison (#6E4F3A) is a dark, muted orange with an OKLCH hue of 55°, lightness 0.46 and chroma 0.053. 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 | #6E4F3A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(110, 79, 58) |
| HSL | hsl(24, 31%, 33%) |
| HSV | hsv(24, 47%, 43%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 28%, 47%, 57%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(36.4 10.1 17.5) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.455 0.053 55) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Bison 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.
#704c35 — ΔE 0.9, shifts subtly: leans toward red#714f38 — ΔE 0.6, is virtually unchanged#6e4f3a — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#6e4f3b — ΔE 0.1, is virtually unchangedTest Bison 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 7.39:1 and against black 2.84:1, 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.
#cdb3a3 · #a88c7a · #856753 · #6e4f3a · #3d2412 · #1c0800
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.
#887750 · #80613b · #6e4f3a · #663829 · #532827 · #3f1a23
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.
#b2b294 · #96945d · #75755c · #6e4f3a · #553219 · #381a02
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.
#7cb3d4 · #81736a · #6e4f3a · #4a3424 · #2c190c · #0e0401
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#ebf3f8 · #b7ada6 · #6c7174 · #6e4f3a · #463c36 · #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.
#fdefe6 · #dacabf · #6e4f3a · #463022 · #240f02 · #f18e42
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#dadab4 · #b7b685 · #6383c8 · #6e4f3a · #32355c · #110627
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#e4f5ff · #81bac1 · #5b6f9c · #6e4f3a · #00484e · #000008
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#e3f7f1 · #86bcad · #736798 · #6e4f3a · #41375d · #000402
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#e9f6e9 · #98b998 · #417796 · #6e4f3a · #4f3251 · #00050d
#856855 · #9C8271 · #B49D8F · #CCB9AD · #E5D6CC
#5D412E · #4C3323 · #3C2618 · #2C1A0D · #1E0E04
#695141 · #655347 · #60544D
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.