#654243Wild Thing (#654243) is a dark, muted red with an OKLCH hue of 17°, lightness 0.42 and chroma 0.049. 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 | #654243 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(101, 66, 67) |
| HSL | hsl(358, 21%, 33%) |
| HSV | hsv(358, 35%, 40%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 35%, 34%, 60%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(32 15.3 5.6) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.419 0.049 17) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Wild Thing shifts subtly: leans toward orange; in north-facing or shaded light it shifts subtly: leans toward magenta. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 0.8), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#67403e — ΔE 0.8, shifts subtly: leans toward orange#684241 — ΔE 0.6, shifts subtly: leans toward orange#654243 — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#654244 — ΔE 0.2, shifts subtly: leans toward magentaTest Wild Thing 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 8.7:1 and against black 2.41:1, 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.
#ba9c9c · #967576 · #654243 · #503031 · #2d1214 · #0d0001
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.
#8b6550 · #7f4f45 · #654243 · #5a2c3a · #441f35 · #2e142c
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.
#b6a089 · #a37e53 · #776552 · #654243 · #4e2426 · #310c10
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.
#88d4d5 · #a28384 · #786767 · #654243 · #432728 · #201111
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#eaf4f4 · #b2a6a6 · #616767 · #654243 · #3e3232 · #000101
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.
#feeded · #d8c5c5 · #654243 · #392021 · #150103 · #e54e5f
The same quiet ground carrying one bright gold voice — the high-energy pairing a cool or muted anchor cannot reach through its own temperature.
#feeded · #d8c5c5 · #654243 · #392021 · #150103 · #dbc54e
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#e1f7f7 · #7bb5b6 · #237375 · #654243 · #003e3f · #0a0001
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#e1f7f7 · #84b6a2 · #306e87 · #654243 · #063f2e · #000409
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#ebf6e7 · #97b38e · #4a6791 · #654243 · #1f3656 · #000200
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#f3f3e2 · #adac80 · #237375 · #654243 · #332f54 · #000202
#7D5D5D · #967979 · #B09596 · #C9B3B3 · #E4D2D2
#563637 · #472B2C · #382021 · #2A1516 · #1D0B0C
#604545 · #5B4747 · #564949
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.