#996622Olivia (#996622) is a mid-tone, soft orange with an OKLCH hue of 70°, lightness 0.55 and chroma 0.104. 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 | #996622 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(153, 102, 34) |
| HSL | hsl(34, 64%, 37%) |
| HSV | hsv(34, 78%, 60%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 33%, 78%, 40%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(47.5 14.4 44.6) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.553 0.104 70) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Olivia shifts subtly: leans toward red; in north-facing or shaded light it is virtually unchanged. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 1), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#9b621c — ΔE 1.0, shifts subtly: leans toward red#9d661f — ΔE 0.7, shifts subtly: leans toward red#996622 — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#996723 — ΔE 0.3, is virtually unchangedTest Olivia 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 4.91:1 and against black 4.28:1, 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.
#eac090 · #c69761 · #996622 · #7b4c02 · #4f2f00 · #271400
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.
#a0985c · #9d803d · #996622 · #8b5026 · #793d2b · #652d2d
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.
#a4b96d · #8b9572 · #996622 · #754c13 · #553200 · #1e2602
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.
#efd3b4 · #5f98d1 · #996622 · #5f5041 · #493011 · #261807
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#ebf3fc · #958b80 · #996622 · #54595f · #2c2217 · #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 · #c1cbd6 · #94a0ac · #1b2938 · #000815 · #996622
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#dadcb6 · #b5c38d · #9477ae · #996622 · #093c9d · #130728
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#e8f3ff · #4b99b0 · #996622 · #4e5192 · #002a34 · #01000c
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#dbf9f6 · #479d98 · #996622 · #6a4684 · #311444 · #000202
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#e1f9eb · #5d9d7b · #996622 · #225c90 · #3e0d32 · #000516
#AA7D46 · #BC9365 · #CEAB83 · #DFC2A2 · #F1DAC1
#815312 · #694101 · #513000 · #392000 · #241100
#91693A · #896C4B · #816F5B
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.