#B3833BWeissbier (#B3833B) is a mid-tone, soft orange with an OKLCH hue of 75°, lightness 0.64 and chroma 0.106. 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 | #B3833B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(179, 131, 59) |
| HSL | hsl(36, 50%, 47%) |
| HSV | hsv(36, 67%, 70%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 27%, 67%, 30%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(58.2 11 45) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.643 0.106 75) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Weissbier 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.
#b67f34 — ΔE 1.0, shifts subtly: leans toward red#b78338 — ΔE 0.7, is virtually unchanged#b3833b — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#b3843c — ΔE 0.2, is virtually unchangedTest Weissbier 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 3.37:1 and against black 6.23:1, 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.
#ffe0b8 · #e1b57a · #b3833b · #946823 · #6c4600 · #422900
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.
#b8b677 · #b69d57 · #b3833b · #a66c3b · #95573e · #81453f
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.
#a3b38e · #b3833b · #8e672c · #445d0e · #4f3200 · #192502
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.
#e9cda8 · #bbad99 · #b3833b · #3f6ea9 · #5f4a2c · #3c2e1b
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#ebf3fc · #b1a79a · #b3833b · #6e7379 · #372e21 · #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.
#ebf3fd · #c1cad6 · #949eab · #1a2635 · #000512 · #b3833b
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#d1d9b4 · #97ad7a · #b3833b · #6925dc · #2e3f6c · #1b0621
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#b4ddcb · #959cd7 · #b3833b · #476571 · #323c5a · #0f1004
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#daf9f8 · #61bab9 · #b3833b · #8a5e9d · #401e4e · #000202
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#dff9ec · #73ba9b · #b3833b · #4574af · #4d183a · #000418
#C09559 · #CDA874 · #DABA8F · #E7CDAA · #F4E0C5
#956B28 · #795314 · #5E3C00 · #412800 · #261500
#AB8651 · #A38863 · #9B8A74
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.