#664238Brunette (#664238) is a dark, muted red with an OKLCH hue of 36°, lightness 0.42 and chroma 0.053. 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 | #664238 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(102, 66, 56) |
| HSL | hsl(13, 29%, 31%) |
| HSV | hsv(13, 45%, 40%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 35%, 45%, 60%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(31.8 14.3 12.5) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.418 0.053 36) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Brunette shifts subtly: leans toward orange; in north-facing or shaded light it shifts subtly: leans toward pink. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 0.8), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#684033 — ΔE 0.8, shifts subtly: leans toward orange#694236 — ΔE 0.6, shifts subtly: leans toward orange#664238 — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#664239 — ΔE 0.2, shifts subtly: leans toward pinkTest Brunette 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 8.75:1 and against black 2.4:1, 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.
#c6a89f · #a28178 · #7f5c52 · #664238 · #381b13 · #160200
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.
#856849 · #7b5239 · #664238 · #5c2c2d · #471e29 · #321123
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.
#afa387 · #98834f · #716750 · #664238 · #4d251a · #300d05
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.
#8ad0e3 · #a1847c · #776762 · #664238 · #422821 · #20110d
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#eaf4f6 · #b2a6a2 · #606768 · #664238 · #3d322e · #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.
#ffeee9 · #d9c5bf · #664238 · #381e17 · #130100 · #ed6039
The same quiet ground carrying one bright gold voice — the high-energy pairing a cool or muted anchor cannot reach through its own temperature.
#ffeee9 · #d9c5bf · #664238 · #381e17 · #130100 · #d9c64e
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#e2f6fc · #7db3c1 · #277081 · #664238 · #003c48 · #050000
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#e2f6fc · #7db6af · #40698e · #664238 · #003e39 · #00040f
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#e6f7ec · #8bb599 · #5a6190 · #664238 · #2c3155 · #000501
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#eef5e5 · #9fb087 · #277081 · #664238 · #3d2b4e · #000305
#7E5D53 · #977970 · #B0968E · #CAB4AD · #E4D2CD
#56362D · #472B23 · #392019 · #2B150F · #1D0B07
#61443D · #5C4741 · #564945
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.