#964B00Brownie (#964B00) is a dark, soft orange with an OKLCH hue of 55°, lightness 0.5 and chroma 0.123. 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 | #964B00 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(150, 75, 0) |
| HSL | hsl(30, 100%, 29%) |
| HSV | hsv(30, 100%, 59%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 50%, 100%, 41%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(40.4 27.5 50.1) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.497 0.123 55) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Brownie shifts subtly: leans toward pink; in north-facing or shaded light it is virtually unchanged. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 0.7), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#974800 — ΔE 0.7, shifts subtly: leans toward pink#994b00 — ΔE 0.6, is virtually unchanged#964b00 — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#964c01 — ΔE 0.2, is virtually unchangedTest Brownie 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 6.36:1 and against black 3.3:1, 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.
#e7a980 · #c48051 · #964b00 · #753800 · #461f00 · #1d0700
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.
#9e813a · #9c671a · #964b00 · #84361c · #6f2526 · #58172a
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.
#c1c08d · #a7a23b · #838256 · #964b00 · #6e3500 · #492000
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.
#50b8ee · #947d6d · #964b00 · #603a1e · #3f1e05 · #1c0800
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#e7f4fc · #c2b2a7 · #757e83 · #964b00 · #57453a · #000204
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.
#e8f4fb · #bfcdd5 · #93a2ac · #192d38 · #000b15 · #964b00
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#e4f5ff · #72c0eb · #0287ba · #964b00 · #005071 · #1d0700
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#e4f5ff · #5dc8d3 · #5779c5 · #964b00 · #00545b · #00000f
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#d9fbf0 · #6acab1 · #826cbe · #964b00 · #4e3c7c · #000402
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#e3f9e3 · #8dc68e · #0287ba · #964b00 · #653369 · #00050d
#AA6634 · #BD8157 · #D09C79 · #E3B79B · #F6D3BD
#7E3D00 · #663000 · #4F2400 · #391700 · #250C00
#8C5226 · #82573A · #775C4A
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.