#B66E45Dune Spice (#B66E45) is a mid-tone, soft orange with an OKLCH hue of 49°, lightness 0.61 and chroma 0.107. 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 | #B66E45 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(182, 110, 69) |
| HSL | hsl(22, 45%, 49%) |
| HSV | hsv(22, 62%, 71%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 40%, 62%, 29%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(53.5 24.7 34.7) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.609 0.107 49) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Dune Spice shifts only faintly, with no single dominant change; 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.
#b86a3e — ΔE 1.0, shifts only faintly, with no single dominant change#ba6e43 — ΔE 0.7, is virtually unchanged#b66e45 — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#b66f46 — ΔE 0.2, is virtually unchangedTest Dune Spice 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 3.96:1 and against black 5.31:1, 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.
#ffceb5 · #e3a17d · #b66e45 · #96542e · #6d330e · #411800
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.
#c2a269 · #bd8853 · #b66e45 · #a35a4a · #8c494d · #743a4c
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.
#cfc36e · #a8a37c · #b66e45 · #8f5533 · #6e3a1b · #363106
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.
#ffe5d7 · #61c0e9 · #b66e45 · #735e53 · #5e3b27 · #382318
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#e8f4fa · #aa9a92 · #b66e45 · #626a6e · #362720 · #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.
#e8f4fa · #bfcdd5 · #92a2ab · #182d37 · #000b14 · #b66e45
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#d7dab5 · #c0838b · #b66e45 · #235497 · #2d365e · #0f082c
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#e2f5ff · #54aeb2 · #b66e45 · #4268a6 · #003235 · #00000d
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#def9ee · #63af95 · #b66e45 · #685da2 · #2b2055 · #000402
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#e7f8e3 · #82ab78 · #b66e45 · #007398 · #3e1847 · #00050c
#C4835F · #D29879 · #E0AE94 · #EDC4AE · #FADAC9
#995933 · #7D4422 · #623011 · #481D01 · #2D0D00
#AC7354 · #A27862 · #977C6E
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.