#888738Witch Brew (#888738) is a mid-tone, soft yellow with an OKLCH hue of 108°, lightness 0.61 and chroma 0.101. 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 | #888738 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(136, 135, 56) |
| HSL | hsl(59, 42%, 38%) |
| HSV | hsv(59, 59%, 53%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 1%, 59%, 47%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(54.9 -10.6 41.7) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.608 0.101 108) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Witch Brew shifts subtly: leans toward orange; in north-facing or shaded light it is virtually unchanged. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 1.2), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#8d8331 — ΔE 1.2, shifts subtly: leans toward orange#8d8735 — ΔE 0.8, shifts subtly: leans toward orange#888738 — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#888839 — ΔE 0.3, is virtually unchangedTest Witch Brew 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 3.77:1 and against black 5.57:1, 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.
#dedfa4 · #b7b775 · #888738 · #6d6c20 · #4a4800 · #292800
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.
#8cb485 · #889e5f · #888738 · #846f26 · #7b581e · #6e441d
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.
#83d5aa · #86ab96 · #888738 · #6a6928 · #4e4d0d · #103826
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.
#ecedd2 · #c9caa0 · #a5a690 · #888738 · #615899 · #474725
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#f1f0fb · #9e9f91 · #888738 · #68676e · #2c2c1e · #010103
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.
#f1f0fc · #c8c7d5 · #9b9aa9 · #222032 · #03020e · #888738
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#c5dfbf · #7ea773 · #888738 · #134faa · #34355c · #041117
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#f1f0ff · #7f9fd0 · #888738 · #81548e · #0c2a55 · #030006
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#e2f5ff · #65a8c6 · #888738 · #924e72 · #481532 · #000409
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#dbf9f9 · #5aadb0 · #888738 · #665e9f · #4d141a · #02000c
#999956 · #ABAB72 · #BDBE8E · #D0D1A9 · #E3E4C5
#706F27 · #595815 · #434202 · #2E2D00 · #1A1A00
#87864C · #85865C · #84856B
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.