#654B37Black Power (#654B37) is a dark, muted orange with an OKLCH hue of 59°, lightness 0.44 and chroma 0.047. 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 | #654B37 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(101, 75, 55) |
| HSL | hsl(26, 29%, 31%) |
| HSV | hsv(26, 46%, 40%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 26%, 46%, 60%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(34.1 8.1 16.2) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.435 0.047 59) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Black Power is virtually unchanged; in north-facing or shaded light it is virtually unchanged. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 0.8), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#674932 — ΔE 0.8, is virtually unchanged#684b35 — ΔE 0.6, is virtually unchanged#654b37 — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#654b38 — ΔE 0.1, is virtually unchangedTest Black Power 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 8.03:1 and against black 2.61:1, 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.
#c5b0a0 · #a08977 · #7d6451 · #654b37 · #372211 · #170600
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.
#80724b · #785c35 · #654b37 · #603422 · #4d2320 · #3a151c
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.
#aaac8f · #8d8f59 · #6e7057 · #654b37 · #4f2e11 · #321600
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.
#7aadd1 · #7b6d63 · #654b37 · #442f1e · #261507 · #090200
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#ecf3f8 · #b3aaa3 · #666b6f · #654b37 · #413730 · #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.
#fbefe6 · #d8cac0 · #654b37 · #412e20 · #1f0d01 · #f29543
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#dde2bc · #cec69a · #81a2be · #2f8ca9 · #654b37 · #051412
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#e5f4ff · #7eb7c0 · #586996 · #654b37 · #00424a · #000008
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#e3f7f2 · #82b9ac · #706190 · #654b37 · #3e3156 · #000302
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#e8f6ea · #92b797 · #3e7091 · #654b37 · #4b2d4a · #00050f
#7D6553 · #957F6F · #AE9B8D · #C8B8AC · #E2D5CC
#553E2C · #463121 · #372517 · #29190D · #1B0E05
#614C3D · #5D4E43 · #594F48
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.