#A67A45Driftwood (#A67A45) is a mid-tone, soft orange with an OKLCH hue of 70°, lightness 0.61 and chroma 0.089. 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 | #A67A45 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(166, 122, 69) |
| HSL | hsl(33, 41%, 46%) |
| HSV | hsv(33, 58%, 65%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 27%, 58%, 35%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(54.5 11.1 35.4) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.612 0.089 70) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Driftwood shifts subtly: leans toward red; in north-facing or shaded light it is virtually unchanged. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 1.1), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#a9763e — ΔE 1.1, shifts subtly: leans toward red#aa7a42 — ΔE 0.7, is virtually unchanged#a67a45 — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#a67b46 — ΔE 0.3, is virtually unchangedTest Driftwood 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 3.82:1 and against black 5.49:1, so black 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.
#f9d4ac · #d3ab7e · #a67a45 · #88602e · #613e0d · #392000
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.
#b1aa77 · #ac935c · #a67a45 · #986442 · #865141 · #72403f
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.
#b8cb8a · #9da788 · #a67a45 · #825f33 · #63431b · #2d3517
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.
#fae9d6 · #ddc3a6 · #b0a394 · #a67a45 · #396795 · #55412b
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#ecf3fa · #a69d93 · #a67a45 · #656a6f · #332a20 · #000103
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.
#ebf3fb · #c1cbd5 · #949eaa · #1a2634 · #000511 · #a67a45
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#d3dab4 · #55bee7 · #a67a45 · #935e59 · #2b385e · #041010
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#e8f3ff · #6aaabe · #a67a45 · #60639c · #00313e · #010009
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#dff8f6 · #68aea9 · #a67a45 · #795a90 · #371f47 · #000202
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#e3f8ec · #78ad90 · #a67a45 · #3f6d9b · #431a37 · #000412
#B58D60 · #C4A17A · #D3B594 · #E2C9AE · #F1DEC9
#8B6333 · #704E22 · #573910 · #3F2501 · #261300
#9F7D55 · #987F62 · #91816F
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.