#855E42Dark Wood (#855E42) is a mid-tone, muted orange with an OKLCH hue of 56°, lightness 0.52 and chroma 0.066. 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 | #855E42 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(133, 94, 66) |
| HSL | hsl(25, 34%, 39%) |
| HSV | hsv(25, 50%, 52%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 29%, 50%, 48%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(43.3 12.4 22.3) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.516 0.066 56) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Dark Wood shifts subtly: leans toward red; in north-facing or shaded light it is virtually unchanged. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 1), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#885b3c — ΔE 1.0, shifts subtly: leans toward red#885e40 — ΔE 0.6, is virtually unchanged#855e42 — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#855f43 — ΔE 0.3, is virtually unchangedTest Dark Wood 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 5.71:1 and against black 3.68:1, 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.
#d6b59e · #b28d74 · #855e42 · #68452b · #43250e · #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.
#9a8962 · #92734c · #855e42 · #784939 · #653835 · #502931
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.
#c5c5a7 · #a7a770 · #87876d · #855e42 · #664328 · #492910
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.
#e0c7b5 · #7bb1d3 · #855e42 · #53463e · #3d2718 · #1c1007
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#ebf3f8 · #89807a · #855e42 · #4b5053 · #271e18 · #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.
#ffeee3 · #dcc9bb · #855e42 · #472d1a · #230c00 · #f29143
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#d7ddb8 · #c0bd8d · #689dd7 · #855e42 · #3d496e · #0b0728
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#e5f5ff · #558d94 · #855e42 · #3c4d78 · #00262a · #000008
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#e3f7f1 · #5a8e81 · #855e42 · #534673 · #23183a · #000302
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#e9f6e9 · #6b8c6d · #855e42 · #1e5572 · #2f1330 · #000610
#99755C · #AD8D77 · #C1A693 · #D6BFAF · #EAD8CC
#704D34 · #5B3C26 · #472C19 · #341D0C · #220F02
#7F604B · #796353 · #73655B
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.