#967D96Amorous (#967D96) is a mid-tone, muted magenta with an OKLCH hue of 326°, lightness 0.62 and chroma 0.047. It sits on the transitional side of the color wheel. In practice it behaves as a mid-weight working color for secondary surfaces and editorial blocks.
| HEX | #967D96 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(150, 125, 150) |
| HSL | hsl(300, 11%, 54%) |
| HSV | hsv(300, 17%, 59%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 17%, 0%, 41%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(55.4 14.2 -9.8) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.621 0.047 326) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Amorous shifts subtly: leans toward pink; in north-facing or shaded light it shifts subtly: leans toward purple. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 1.5), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#9a7a8c — ΔE 1.5, shifts subtly: leans toward pink#9b7e93 — ΔE 1.0, shifts subtly: leans toward pink#967d96 — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#967e98 — ΔE 0.3, shifts subtly: leans toward purpleTest Amorous 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 3.7:1 and against black 5.67:1, 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.
#ebd7eb · #c5aec5 · #967d96 · #7a637a · #554155 · #332233
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.
#ada5cd · #a58eb8 · #967d96 · #926580 · #825463 · #704549
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.
#bc9c9c · #967d96 · #7d5c7d · #713b3e · #432843 · #2b1213
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.
#fde7fd · #a5d2a7 · #967d96 · #6e626d · #544054 · #332733
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#edf4ee · #a79fa7 · #967d96 · #696d69 · #322a32 · #010201
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.
#f8eef8 · #d0c4d0 · #967d96 · #2c1c2c · #09000a · #ce71d1
The same quiet ground carrying one bright gold voice — the high-energy pairing a cool or muted anchor cannot reach through its own temperature.
#f8eef8 · #d0c4d0 · #967d96 · #2c1c2c · #09000a · #e1c24d
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#e9f6e9 · #8aac8c · #967d96 · #4f7852 · #143518 · #030003
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#e9f6e9 · #9fa77c · #967d96 · #357a6b · #2b3004 · #000302
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#f8f1e1 · #b3a077 · #967d96 · #2b7882 · #003439 · #0a0400
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#feeee4 · #c0997e · #967d96 · #4f7852 · #003148 · #000200
#A690A6 · #B6A3B6 · #C7B6C7 · #D8CAD8 · #E9DEE9
#7C667C · #635063 · #4C3B4C · #352735 · #201420
#937F93 · #90818F · #8C838C
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.