#BA8B36Treasures (#BA8B36) is a mid-tone, soft orange with an OKLCH hue of 79°, lightness 0.67 and chroma 0.115. 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 | #BA8B36 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(186, 139, 54) |
| HSL | hsl(39, 55%, 47%) |
| HSV | hsv(39, 71%, 73%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 25%, 71%, 27%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(60.9 9.4 50.5) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.667 0.115 79) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Treasures shifts subtly: leans toward red; in north-facing or shaded light it is virtually unchanged. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 1.1), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#be872e — ΔE 1.1, shifts subtly: leans toward red#bf8b33 — ΔE 0.8, shifts subtly: leans toward red#ba8b36 — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#ba8c38 — ΔE 0.3, is virtually unchangedTest Treasures 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 6.83:1, 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.
#ffeaca · #e8be79 · #ba8b36 · #9b701c · #714e00 · #472f00
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.
#bcbf7b · #bba657 · #ba8b36 · #af7337 · #9f5d3c · #8b4b3f
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.
#a6bb95 · #ba8b36 · #956f29 · #426615 · #543900 · #1a2c06
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.
#f1d6ab · #c2b49e · #ba8b36 · #4873b6 · #66512e · #42351e
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#ebf2fd · #ba8b36 · #81786a · #454950 · #241c0e · #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.
#ecf2fd · #c2c9d5 · #949caa · #182332 · #00030f · #ba8b36
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#eaf2ff · #ba8b36 · #587ab0 · #1e4786 · #001949 · #100600
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#eaf2ff · #ba8b36 · #3383a5 · #493b82 · #00212f · #02000d
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#d8f9fb · #ba8b36 · #1a8a8e · #633170 · #30063a · #000202
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#dcfaee · #ba8b36 · #368b70 · #1e4786 · #3b0024 · #00000e
#C69C56 · #D2AD72 · #DEBF8D · #E9D0A8 · #F5E2C3
#9B7121 · #7D5809 · #5F4100 · #422B00 · #261700
#B28E50 · #AA9065 · #A29278
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.