Blindfolded `#5A5E61`

Blindfolded (#5A5E61) is a grey neutral with an OKLCH hue of 240°, lightness 0.48 and chroma 0.007. In practice it behaves as a mid-weight working color for secondary surfaces and editorial blocks.

Color values

HEX	`#5A5E61`
RGB	`rgb(90, 94, 97)`
HSL	`hsl(206, 4%, 37%)`
HSV	`hsv(206, 7%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 3%, 0%, 62%)`
CIE Lab	`lab(39.7 -0.9 -2.3)`
OKLCH	`oklch(0.479 0.007 240)`

How Blindfolded behaves under real light

Under warm 2700K interior light Blindfolded shifts only faintly, with no single dominant change; 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.

Warm interior (2700K incandescent / warm LED): → #5e5c5a — ΔE 1.2, shifts only faintly, with no single dominant change
Neutral LED (4000K task and retail lighting): → #5e5e5f — ΔE 0.7, is virtually unchanged
Daylight (6500K standard daylight (reference)): → #5a5e61 — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged
Blue-sky shade (cool daylight (~10000K proxy)): → #5a5e62 — ΔE 0.2, is virtually unchanged

Test Blindfolded in the color lighting simulator — sweep it through daylight, warm 2700K light, 4000K LED, and shade alongside the rest of your palette.

Contrast & accessibility

Against white it measures 6.55:1 and against black 3.21:1, so white text is the stronger pairing. That pairing passes WCAG AA for body text.

Colors that go with Blindfolded

Tonal

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.

#aeb1b4 · #888b8e · #5a5e61 · #414548 · #222528 · #07090b

Analogous

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.

#548a92 · #3f778b · #5a5e61 · #334e72 · #313a5f · #2c2849

Shifted

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.

#b7b3d0 · #9990c3 · #7a768f · #5a5e61 · #1e4661 · #042c43

Contrast

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.

#d4a580 · #717f89 · #5a5e61 · #2b4353 · #122634 · #020c15

Quiet Support

The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.

#f7f0eb · #aab4bb · #7b7672 · #5a5e61 · #3c464e · #020100

Bright Accent

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.

#f0f2f3 · #cccecf · #5a5e61 · #36383a · #15181a · #f29844

Complementary

The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.

#feefe3 · #d0aa8d · #986d49 · #5a5e61 · #5e3c1f · #000510

Split-complementary

The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.

#feefe3 · #d6a59c · #887541 · #5a5e61 · #633730 · #0b0500

Triadic

Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.

#ffecf1 · #d4a3b1 · #717e4a · #5a5e61 · #404a20 · #050001

Tetradic

Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.

#fbedf9 · #c9a5c5 · #986d49 · #5a5e61 · #2a4e32 · #140500

Tints, shades & muted variants

Tints

#76797b · #919496 · #adafb0 · #c8c9ca · #e4e4e5

Shades

#4b4e51 · #3c3f41 · #2d2f31 · #1e1f20 · #0f1010

Using Blindfolded

Its moderate chroma lets it work in mid-size areas — upholstery, secondary UI surfaces, editorial blocks — without overwhelming neighbors.