#996633Woodgrain (#996633) is a mid-tone, soft orange with an OKLCH hue of 64°, lightness 0.55 and chroma 0.094. 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 | #996633 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(153, 102, 51) |
| HSL | hsl(30, 50%, 40%) |
| HSV | hsv(30, 67%, 60%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 33%, 67%, 40%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(47.6 15.4 36.5) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.554 0.094 64) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Woodgrain 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.
#9b622d — ΔE 1.0, shifts subtly: leans toward red#9d6631 — ΔE 0.7, is virtually unchanged#996633 — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#996734 — ΔE 0.3, is virtually unchangedTest Woodgrain 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 4.88:1 and against black 4.3:1, 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.
#eac099 · #c6976c · #996633 · #7b4d1b · #532d00 · #291300
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.
#a49762 · #9f7f47 · #996633 · #895134 · #773f35 · #622f34
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.
#acb771 · #8f9474 · #996633 · #754c22 · #563207 · #222504
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.
#f0d3ba · #69a5d5 · #996633 · #5f5144 · #493018 · #26180a
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#ebf3fa · #968b82 · #996633 · #555a5f · #2c2219 · #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.
#eaf3fc · #c1ccd6 · #94a1ac · #1b2b38 · #000915 · #996633
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#d0d7b2 · #b5c08a · #9a7cb1 · #996633 · #3423b6 · #190728
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#e7f4ff · #529aa9 · #996633 · #49548d · #002a32 · #01000b
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#def8f4 · #549d92 · #996633 · #644b84 · #2d1843 · #000201
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#e4f8e9 · #699b78 · #996633 · #215e89 · #3a1234 · #000614
#AB7C51 · #BC936E · #CEAA8A · #DFC2A8 · #F1DAC5
#815324 · #694115 · #522F06 · #3C1F00 · #251000
#916944 · #8A6C52 · #816F5E
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.