#A36B4BHazel (#A36B4B) is a mid-tone, soft orange with an OKLCH hue of 50°, lightness 0.58 and chroma 0.085. 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 | #A36B4B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(163, 107, 75) |
| HSL | hsl(22, 37%, 47%) |
| HSV | hsv(22, 54%, 64%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 34%, 54%, 36%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(50.5 18.8 27) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.580 0.085 50) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Hazel 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 ≈ 1.1), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#a66744 — ΔE 1.1, shifts only faintly, with no single dominant change#a76b49 — ΔE 0.7, is virtually unchanged#a36b4b — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#a36c4c — ΔE 0.2, is virtually unchangedTest Hazel 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 4.41:1 and against black 4.76:1, 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.
#f5c6ac · #d09d80 · #a36b4b · #845234 · #5d3116 · #371300
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.
#b39b6f · #ac835a · #a36b4b · #91584a · #7c4748 · #653845
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.
#c2ba79 · #9d9a7c · #a36b4b · #7e5137 · #5f371f · #2d2a0b
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.
#fadac9 · #77bdde · #a36b4b · #67574e · #513626 · #2d1d15
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#eaf3f8 · #9e928c · #a36b4b · #5b6165 · #30251f · #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.
#e9f4f9 · #c0cdd3 · #94a2aa · #1b2d36 · #000b14 · #a36b4b
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#e2f5ff · #689db7 · #a36b4b · #1f6987 · #002c3e · #140300
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#e2f5ff · #60a2a6 · #a36b4b · #436091 · #002e31 · #000009
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#e2f8ef · #69a38f · #a36b4b · #60578d · #282048 · #000402
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#e9f6e6 · #7fa078 · #a36b4b · #1f6987 · #371a3d · #00050c
#B38064 · #C3967D · #D3AC97 · #E3C3B1 · #F3DACC
#89573A · #6F432A · #57311A · #401F0A · #2A0E00
#9B6F56 · #937260 · #8A756A
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.