#674834Buckeye (#674834) is a dark, muted orange with an OKLCH hue of 54°, lightness 0.43 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 | #674834 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(103, 72, 52) |
| HSL | hsl(24, 33%, 30%) |
| HSV | hsv(24, 50%, 40%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 30%, 50%, 60%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(33.5 10.5 17.2) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.431 0.053 54) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Buckeye is virtually unchanged; in north-facing or shaded light it is virtually unchanged. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 0.8), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#69462f — ΔE 0.8, is virtually unchanged#6a4832 — ΔE 0.6, is virtually unchanged#674834 — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#674835 — ΔE 0.1, is virtually unchangedTest Buckeye 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 8.22:1 and against black 2.55:1, 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.
#cbb2a2 · #a68b79 · #836552 · #674834 · #3c2311 · #1b0700
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.
#817049 · #795a35 · #674834 · #5f3224 · #4c2222 · #38141e
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.
#abaa8c · #8f8c56 · #6f6e54 · #674834 · #4f2b13 · #321300
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.
#7cb5d5 · #7a6c63 · #674834 · #442d1f · #261307 · #090200
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#ebf3f8 · #b3a9a2 · #656a6d · #674834 · #40362f · #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.
#fdefe6 · #dac9bf · #674834 · #452f21 · #230e01 · #f18b41
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#e4f5ff · #85b2cb · #38708e · #674834 · #0c3d54 · #110300
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#e4f5ff · #7db6bc · #536995 · #674834 · #004146 · #000008
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#e3f7f0 · #83b8a8 · #6b6190 · #674834 · #3a3156 · #000201
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#e9f6e8 · #95b593 · #38708e · #674834 · #482c4b · #00060f
#7F6250 · #977D6D · #B0998B · #C9B6AB · #E3D4CB
#573B29 · #482F1F · #392315 · #2A180B · #1D0D04
#624A3A · #5E4C40 · #594D46
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.