#654A46Liver (#654A46) is a dark, muted red with an OKLCH hue of 28°, lightness 0.44 and chroma 0.038. 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 | #654A46 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(101, 74, 70) |
| HSL | hsl(8, 18%, 34%) |
| HSV | hsv(8, 31%, 40%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 27%, 31%, 60%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(34.2 10.8 6.9) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.437 0.038 28) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Liver shifts subtly: leans toward orange; in north-facing or shaded light it shifts subtly: leans toward pink. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 0.8), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#674841 — ΔE 0.8, shifts subtly: leans toward orange#684a44 — ΔE 0.6, shifts subtly: leans toward orange#654a46 — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#654a47 — ΔE 0.2, shifts subtly: leans toward pinkTest Liver 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 8.01:1 and against black 2.62:1, so white text is the stronger pairing. That pairing passes WCAG AA for body text. Avoid black text on this color entirely.
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.
#b59d9a · #917773 · #654a46 · #4a322f · #281512 · #0a0101
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.
#8d6c50 · #835643 · #654a46 · #613137 · #4b2333 · #35172c
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.
#b8a88d · #a38655 · #796c55 · #654a46 · #532924 · #36110d
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.
#88d2de · #a78984 · #7d6c69 · #654a46 · #482c29 · #251513
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#eaf4f5 · #b5a9a7 · #666c6d · #654a46 · #433634 · #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.
#fbeeec · #d5c6c4 · #654a46 · #352320 · #120302 · #e25044
The same quiet ground carrying one bright gold voice — the high-energy pairing a cool or muted anchor cannot reach through its own temperature.
#fbeeec · #d5c6c4 · #654a46 · #352320 · #120302 · #dac64e
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#e1f6fa · #7eb7c0 · #2a7782 · #654a46 · #00424a · #050000
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#e1f6fa · #82b9ac · #3e7191 · #654a46 · #00443a · #00050f
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#e8f6ea · #93b797 · #586997 · #654a46 · #2c385b · #000200
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#f0f4e3 · #a8b287 · #2a7782 · #654a46 · #3e3256 · #000304
#7D6460 · #957E7B · #AE9A97 · #C8B7B4 · #E2D4D2
#553D39 · #46302D · #372422 · #291916 · #1B0E0C
#614C49 · #5D4D4B · #594F4D
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.