Brume `#C6C6C2`

Brume (#C6C6C2) is a grey neutral with an OKLCH hue of 107°, lightness 0.83 and chroma 0.006. In practice it behaves as a mid-weight working color for secondary surfaces and editorial blocks.

Color values

HEX	`#C6C6C2`
RGB	`rgb(198, 198, 194)`
HSL	`hsl(60, 3%, 77%)`
HSV	`hsv(60, 2%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 2%, 22%)`
CIE Lab	`lab(79.8 -0.7 2)`
OKLCH	`oklch(0.825 0.006 107)`

How Brume behaves under real light

Under warm 2700K interior light Brume shifts subtly: takes on a orange cast, gains intensity; in north-facing or shaded light it is virtually unchanged. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 2), so it is a lighting-stable choice.

Warm interior (2700K incandescent / warm LED): → #cec1b5 — ΔE 2.0, shifts subtly: takes on a orange cast, gains intensity
Neutral LED (4000K task and retail lighting): → #cdc7be — ΔE 1.2, shifts only faintly, with no single dominant change
Daylight (6500K standard daylight (reference)): → #c6c6c2 — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged
Blue-sky shade (cool daylight (~10000K proxy)): → #c6c7c5 — ΔE 0.4, is virtually unchanged

Test Brume 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 1.71:1 and against black 12.26:1, so black text is the stronger pairing. That pairing passes WCAG AA for body text. Avoid white text on this color entirely.

Colors that go with Brume

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.

#f2f2ee · #c6c6c2 · #a2a29f · #7d7d7a · #595956 · #383836

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.

#d2e0b6 · #c6c6c2 · #c4b27f · #b99a71 · #ab8568 · #9a7160

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.

#c6c6c2 · #93ae9e · #8c8b5d · #42785a · #525128 · #213b2c

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.

#ebebda · #c6c6c2 · #a6a588 · #625f8e · #46452e · #29291a

Quiet Support

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

#c6c6c2 · #a9a8b0 · #77776d · #46464b · #1e1d13 · #010102

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.

#f2f2f0 · #c6c6c2 · #a2a2a0 · #2f2f2d · #0e0e0c · #d0ca4e

Complementary

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

#c6c6c2 · #a8a8b7 · #737199 · #44406d · #1b1639 · #010100

Split-complementary

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

#c6c6c2 · #a8a8b7 · #5f789a · #573a62 · #061c3a · #020004

Triadic

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

#c6c6c2 · #9badb4 · #4e7e92 · #64354f · #310e23 · #00050b

Tetradic

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

#c6c6c2 · #9aaeae · #498282 · #44406d · #350d12 · #010007

Tints, shades & muted variants

Tints

#d0d0cc · #d9d9d6 · #e3e3e1 · #ececeb · #f6f6f5

Shades

#a5a5a2 · #848481 · #636361 · #424241 · #212120

Using Brume

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