#785441Brownstone (#785441) is a dark, muted orange with an OKLCH hue of 49°, lightness 0.48 and chroma 0.056. 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 | #785441 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(120, 84, 65) |
| HSL | hsl(21, 30%, 36%) |
| HSV | hsv(21, 46%, 47%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 30%, 46%, 53%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(39.1 12.4 17.1) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.480 0.056 49) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Brownstone 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.
#7a513c — ΔE 0.9, is virtually unchanged#7b543f — ΔE 0.6, is virtually unchanged#785441 — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#785542 — ΔE 0.3, is virtually unchangedTest Brownstone 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 6.68:1 and against black 3.14:1, 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.
#d3b5a6 · #ae8e7d · #8b6855 · #785441 · #422516 · #200900
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.
#927d58 · #8a6644 · #785441 · #6e3e34 · #5a2e31 · #45202c
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.
#bdb99b · #a29a63 · #7f7b62 · #785441 · #5e3722 · #401e0b
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.
#80bdd9 · #897a72 · #785441 · #52392c · #331e13 · #140803
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#ebf3f7 · #bbb0aa · #73787b · #785441 · #4d423d · #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.
#ffeee6 · #dcc9c0 · #785441 · #4a3124 · #281003 · #f18240
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#d8e0ba · #d6af88 · #5a90c2 · #785441 · #303d5e · #0a0b29
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#e3f5fe · #85bfc1 · #5c78a4 · #785441 · #074f52 · #000007
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#e4f7ef · #8dbfac · #7570a1 · #785441 · #443f65 · #000402
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#eaf6e7 · #a0bc98 · #43809b · #785441 · #543a5b · #00050b
#8E6D5B · #A48677 · #BAA093 · #D1BBB0 · #E7D6CD
#654534 · #533627 · #41281B · #301B0F · #200E05
#735647 · #6D584E · #685A54
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.