#663311Meatloaf (#663311) is a dark, soft orange with an OKLCH hue of 51°, lightness 0.38 and chroma 0.086. 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 | #663311 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(102, 51, 17) |
| HSL | hsl(24, 71%, 23%) |
| HSV | hsv(24, 83%, 40%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 50%, 83%, 60%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(27.4 20.2 30.5) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.382 0.086 51) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Meatloaf is virtually unchanged; in north-facing or shaded light it is virtually unchanged. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 0.5), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#67310d — ΔE 0.5, is virtually unchanged#68330f — ΔE 0.4, is virtually unchanged#663311 — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#663312 — ΔE 0.1, is virtually unchangedTest Meatloaf 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 10.26:1 and against black 2.05:1, 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.
#d7af9a · #b3876f · #916145 · #663311 · #481d00 · #1f0600
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.
#776035 · #6f4a20 · #663311 · #552115 · #411216 · #2d0514
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.
#bdba97 · #bc8d72 · #847d3c · #625f43 · #663311 · #451c00
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.
#76bcde · #967a6a · #6d5d54 · #663311 · #391f10 · #180903
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#eaf3f8 · #ada09a · #565c60 · #663311 · #342923 · #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.
#e9f4fa · #c0cdd4 · #94a2aa · #1a2d36 · #000b14 · #663311
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#d3d7b2 · #beb989 · #4075f3 · #4a5188 · #663311 · #11072a
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#e3f5ff · #6db1b5 · #3f5b8b · #663311 · #003336 · #000009
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#e2f8ef · #76b29d · #5b5288 · #663311 · #2c244d · #000402
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#e9f6e6 · #8cae86 · #176382 · #663311 · #3c1e42 · #00050c
#805035 · #996F56 · #B48E79 · #CEAE9C · #E8CFC1
#57290A · #492004 · #3B1700 · #2E0F00 · #210700
#5F371F · #583B2A · #513E34
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.