#964E02Warm Brown (#964E02) is a mid-tone, soft orange with an OKLCH hue of 57°, lightness 0.5 and chroma 0.121. 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 | #964E02 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(150, 78, 2) |
| HSL | hsl(31, 97%, 30%) |
| HSV | hsv(31, 99%, 59%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 48%, 99%, 41%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(41.1 25.9 50) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.502 0.121 57) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Warm Brown shifts subtly: leans toward red; in north-facing or shaded light it is virtually unchanged. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 0.7), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#974b00 — ΔE 0.7, shifts subtly: leans toward red#994e00 — ΔE 0.6, is virtually unchanged#964e02 — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#964f03 — ΔE 0.2, is virtually unchangedTest Warm Brown 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 6.2:1 and against black 3.39:1, 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.
#e5a97e · #c2804f · #964e02 · #723900 · #441f00 · #1c0700
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.
#9e833e · #9b691e · #964e02 · #85391c · #702726 · #591929
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.
#c2c290 · #a6a542 · #848459 · #964e02 · #6f3700 · #4a2200
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.
#53b4eb · #957f6f · #964e02 · #603c1f · #3f2006 · #1d0a00
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#e8f4fc · #c3b3a8 · #777f85 · #964e02 · #58473c · #000204
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.
#e8f4fb · #c0cdd6 · #94a3ad · #1c2f3a · #000d18 · #964e02
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#d2d5b0 · #beb184 · #2ea4b3 · #964e02 · #3c4e71 · #061512
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#bedcc5 · #a0acdc · #7497a2 · #964e02 · #48526b · #120d03
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#d9faf1 · #6bcbb4 · #856dbd · #964e02 · #513d7c · #000302
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#e3f9e4 · #8dc791 · #1a87bc · #964e02 · #673468 · #000610
#A96835 · #BD8358 · #D09D7A · #E3B89B · #F5D4BD
#7E4000 · #663200 · #4F2500 · #391900 · #250D00
#8C5427 · #82593B · #785E4B
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.