#7E7466Bat Wing (#7E7466) is a grey neutral with an OKLCH hue of 76°, lightness 0.56 and chroma 0.024. In practice it behaves as a mid-weight working color for secondary surfaces and editorial blocks.
| HEX | #7E7466 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(126, 116, 102) |
| HSL | hsl(35, 11%, 45%) |
| HSV | hsv(35, 19%, 49%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 8%, 19%, 51%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(49.4 1.4 9.1) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.564 0.024 76) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Bat Wing shifts subtly: takes on a orange cast; 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.
#82715f — ΔE 1.2, shifts subtly: takes on a orange cast#827464 — ΔE 0.7, is virtually unchanged#7e7466 — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#7e7568 — ΔE 0.3, is virtually unchangedTest Bat Wing 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 4.59:1 and against black 4.58:1, 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.
#d3cabf · #aca396 · #7e7466 · #635a4d · #40392e · #211a11
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.
#9c9d73 · #958758 · #7e7466 · #825b3a · #714836 · #5f3731
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.
#a4bc89 · #8d9880 · #7e7466 · #6e542e · #503916 · #1f2912
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.
#e6dac9 · #c8b69c · #9f9587 · #7e7466 · #3a5780 · #443622
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#edf2f9 · #968f86 · #7e7466 · #595c61 · #2b251c · #000102
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.
#f5f1eb · #cec9c2 · #7e7466 · #2d261d · #0b0501 · #f5b44c
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#eaf3ff · #7992b5 · #7e7466 · #3f5d86 · #0f2644 · #0f0500
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#eaf3ff · #6898ad · #7e7466 · #595584 · #002a39 · #010007
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#e1f7f7 · #639c9d · #7e7466 · #6d4e78 · #321b3a · #000202
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#e4f7ee · #6d9c88 · #7e7466 · #3f5d86 · #3b172c · #000007
#91887C · #A59D92 · #B9B2A9 · #CEC8C0 · #E2DED8
#685F53 · #534C40 · #3F392F · #2C271E · #1B160F
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.