#653700Brown (#653700) is a dark, soft orange with an OKLCH hue of 62°, lightness 0.39 and chroma 0.089. 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 | #653700 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(101, 55, 0) |
| HSL | hsl(33, 100%, 20%) |
| HSV | hsv(33, 100%, 40%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 46%, 100%, 60%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(28.1 16.7 38.4) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.386 0.089 62) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Brown shifts subtly: leans toward red; in north-facing or shaded light it is virtually unchanged. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 0.5), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#663500 — ΔE 0.5, shifts subtly: leans toward red#673700 — ΔE 0.4, is virtually unchanged#653700 — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#653701 — ΔE 0.1, is virtually unchangedTest Brown 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 10:1 and against black 2.1:1, 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.
#d0ac8e · #ad8563 · #8a5f38 · #653700 · #3d1e00 · #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.
#726434 · #6c4e19 · #653700 · #552408 · #43130d · #30050e
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.
#b9bd9a · #bb916d · #7c8241 · #5f6245 · #653700 · #422100
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.
#d6c2b2 · #6da7d3 · #6e5f53 · #653700 · #39220c · #1c0900
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#ebf3fa · #ada299 · #585d62 · #653700 · #352b22 · #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.
#eaf3fb · #c1ccd5 · #94a1ab · #1b2b37 · #000914 · #653700
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#e6f4ff · #7caacd · #27628a · #653700 · #00304d · #170600
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#e6f4ff · #6db0be · #4b598f · #653700 · #00343c · #01000c
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#dff8f3 · #6fb3a7 · #665086 · #653700 · #34224c · #000201
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#e5f7e9 · #83b18e · #27628a · #653700 · #421d3e · #000510
#7E542D · #987250 · #B29074 · #CCB098 · #E7D0BE
#562D00 · #472400 · #381B00 · #2A1300 · #1E0A00
#5F3B18 · #583E27 · #514032
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.