#6E4534Brisket (#6E4534) is a dark, muted red with an OKLCH hue of 43°, lightness 0.43 and chroma 0.063. 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 | #6E4534 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(110, 69, 52) |
| HSL | hsl(18, 36%, 32%) |
| HSV | hsv(18, 53%, 43%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 37%, 53%, 57%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(33.6 15.6 17.6) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.433 0.063 43) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Brisket is virtually unchanged; 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.
#70422f — ΔE 0.9, is virtually unchanged#714532 — ΔE 0.6, is virtually unchanged#6e4534 — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#6e4535 — ΔE 0.1, is virtually unchangedTest Brisket 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 8.19:1 and against black 2.56:1, 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.
#d2b1a3 · #ae897a · #8b6353 · #6e4534 · #432012 · #200500
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.
#876e4b · #7e583a · #6e4534 · #60312c · #4c2229 · #371524
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.
#b1a98c · #988a54 · #736d54 · #6e4534 · #512a1a · #341204
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.
#84c6de · #a5897e · #7c6c65 · #6e4534 · #462d22 · #23150f
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#ebf3f7 · #b4a9a4 · #656b6d · #6e4534 · #413631 · #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.
#ffeee7 · #dec8bf · #6e4534 · #4a2e22 · #280b02 · #f0743b
The same quiet ground carrying one bright gold voice — the high-energy pairing a cool or muted anchor cannot reach through its own temperature.
#ffeee7 · #dec8bf · #6e4534 · #4a2e22 · #280b02 · #d8c64e
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#e2f6fd · #82b4c7 · #31738a · #6e4534 · #014051 · #0c0100
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#e2f6fd · #7eb8b6 · #4a6c94 · #6e4534 · #004241 · #000107
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#e5f7ed · #89b8a1 · #646494 · #6e4534 · #343459 · #000301
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#ecf5e6 · #9db48d · #31738a · #6e4534 · #442e50 · #000408
#866050 · #9D7B6D · #B6978B · #CEB5AA · #E7D3CB
#5D3829 · #4D2C1F · #3D2115 · #2E160B · #200B04
#68483B · #624B41 · #5C4D47
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.