#885818Grizzly (#885818) is a mid-tone, soft orange with an OKLCH hue of 69°, lightness 0.5 and chroma 0.099. 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 | #885818 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(136, 88, 24) |
| HSL | hsl(34, 70%, 31%) |
| HSV | hsv(34, 82%, 53%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 35%, 82%, 47%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(41.7 14.3 42.5) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.502 0.099 69) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Grizzly shifts subtly: leans toward red; 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.
#8a5512 — ΔE 0.8, shifts subtly: leans toward red#8b5815 — ΔE 0.6, is virtually unchanged#885818 — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#885919 — ΔE 0.3, is virtually unchangedTest Grizzly 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 6.08:1 and against black 3.46:1, 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.
#d8b085 · #b48857 · #885818 · #6a4000 · #3f2300 · #190900
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.
#918850 · #8d7132 · #885818 · #7a431d · #683021 · #542122
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.
#b9c49d · #96a961 · #7c8665 · #885818 · #653f07 · #442700
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.
#dec3a6 · #6299cf · #885818 · #504335 · #3b2406 · #1a0d01
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#ebf3fb · #bfb4a9 · #797f84 · #885818 · #54493d · #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.
#eaf3fc · #c1ccd6 · #94a0ac · #1b2938 · #000815 · #885818
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#e8f3ff · #8fbbe7 · #4c82b6 · #885818 · #214e76 · #170800
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#e8f3ff · #7ac3d8 · #7177b8 · #885818 · #005466 · #01000b
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#dcf9f6 · #78c7c0 · #8f6dab · #885818 · #583d6d · #000202
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#e2f8eb · #8ac6a4 · #4c82b6 · #885818 · #68385a · #000719
#9C703E · #B0895F · #C4A37F · #D9BD9F · #EDD7C0
#73480A · #5E3800 · #492A00 · #341C00 · #210F00
#815B2F · #795E40 · #72604E
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.