#B38B71Macaroon (#B38B71) is a mid-tone, muted orange with an OKLCH hue of 54°, lightness 0.67 and chroma 0.061. 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 | #B38B71 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(179, 139, 113) |
| HSL | hsl(24, 30%, 57%) |
| HSV | hsv(24, 37%, 70%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 22%, 37%, 30%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(61 11.6 19.7) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.668 0.061 54) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Macaroon 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 ≈ 1.3), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#b78768 — ΔE 1.3, shifts only faintly, with no single dominant change#b88b6e — ΔE 0.9, is virtually unchanged#b38b71 — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#b38c73 — ΔE 0.3, is virtually unchangedTest Macaroon 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 3.07:1 and against black 6.85:1, 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.
#ffe9db · #e2bda6 · #b38b71 · #957058 · #6e4e39 · #492e1b
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.
#cab88f · #c2a079 · #b38b71 · #a77464 · #936260 · #7d525a
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.
#b6b69a · #b38b71 · #956d53 · #605d27 · #58361f · #28270e
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.
#f1d4c1 · #c3b3aa · #b38b71 · #447b99 · #664f41 · #42342b
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#ebf3f8 · #b38b71 · #817872 · #454a4d · #241b16 · #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.
#ffeee4 · #dcc9bd · #b38b71 · #482f1e · #260d00 · #f18d42
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#d7d5b0 · #bab786 · #b38b71 · #7c699c · #354f9b · #120627
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#e4f5ff · #b38b71 · #4c848a · #344872 · #002327 · #000008
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#e3f7f1 · #b38b71 · #528677 · #4c406d · #201638 · #000402
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#e9f6e9 · #b38b71 · #648364 · #144f6b · #2c112e · #00050d
#C09C85 · #CCAD98 · #D9BEAC · #E6CFC1 · #F2E1D6
#95715A · #785844 · #5C412F · #412A1B · #281508
#AD8D79 · #A78F81 · #A09188
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.