#130D07Balsamico (#130D07) is a near-black neutral with an OKLCH hue of 68°, lightness 0.16 and chroma 0.016. In practice it behaves as a grounding tone — suited to text, outlines, and shadowed surfaces.
| HEX | #130D07 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(19, 13, 7) |
| HSL | hsl(30, 46%, 5%) |
| HSV | hsv(30, 63%, 7%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 32%, 63%, 93%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(4 1.3 3.1) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.165 0.016 68) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Balsamico is virtually unchanged; in north-facing or shaded light it is virtually unchanged. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 0.4), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#140c06 — ΔE 0.4, is virtually unchanged#140d07 — ΔE 0.2, is virtually unchanged#130d07 — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#130d07 — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchangedTest Balsamico 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 19.3:1 and against black 1.09:1, 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.
#a49f9a · #7f7a74 · #5c5650 · #3b352f · #130d07 · #040200
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.
#436347 · #3d502c · #383d11 · #312a00 · #261900 · #130d07
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.
#90987c · #8e6f4f · #545f2d · #543715 · #232812 · #130d07
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.
#d2c3b4 · #719bc3 · #705e4b · #53402b · #2f261c · #130d07
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#ecf3f9 · #bfb7af · #7f8387 · #574e46 · #1e2328 · #130d07
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.
#f5f1ee · #cdc9c5 · #a29e99 · #2c2722 · #130d07 · #f3a649
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#e8f3ff · #9bbdde · #5d87ad · #325371 · #2f1f0e · #130d07
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#e8f3ff · #8dc3d2 · #777eaf · #1e5867 · #1e2135 · #130d07
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#e2f7f4 · #8cc5bf · #8f76a6 · #5a466b · #082926 · #130d07
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#e6f7ec · #99c5aa · #5d87ad · #67425c · #132434 · #130d07
#322C26 · #55504A · #7B7670 · #A29E99 · #CCC8C5
#110C07 · #100B06 · #0E0A06 · #0D0905 · #0B0805
As a deep tone it works for grounding elements — text, outlines, and shadowed surfaces — rather than open fields. In palettes it pairs most predictably with its tonal ramp and analogous neighbors; reserve the complementary hue for small, deliberate contrast.