Exploring the Color #8B6D60

#8B6D60 sits at 18° on the color wheel, placing it in the orange family of the warm half of the spectrum. With 18% saturation and 46% lightness, it reads as a heavily muted, balanced tone — a balanced mid-energy presence that sits comfortably alongside other UI tones. Its RGB mix of 139, 109, 96 produces a 4.71:1 contrast ratio against white, which clears WCAG AA for body text in that pairing.

In RGB space #8B6D60 is a clear variant of CSS dim gray — about 35 units away from #696969. Designers reach for orange hues at this saturation when the brief calls for restraint and atmosphere, and at this lightness when they want a present, comfortable mid-canvas voice. On screen the warm cast tends to pair best with cool neutrals around 210°-230° to balance temperature.

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