#747F71Camo Clay (#747F71) is a grey neutral with an OKLCH hue of 139°, lightness 0.58 and chroma 0.025. In practice it behaves as a mid-weight working color for secondary surfaces and editorial blocks.
| HEX | #747F71 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(116, 127, 113) |
| HSL | hsl(107, 6%, 47%) |
| HSV | hsv(107, 11%, 50%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(9%, 0%, 11%, 50%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(51.9 -6.9 6.2) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.583 0.025 139) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Camo Clay shifts subtly: takes on a yellow-green cast; in north-facing or shaded light it is virtually unchanged. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 1.3), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#7a7c69 — ΔE 1.3, shifts subtly: takes on a yellow-green cast#797f6e — ΔE 0.8, shifts subtly: takes on a yellow-green cast#747f71 — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#748073 — ΔE 0.3, is virtually unchangedTest Camo Clay 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 4.19:1 and against black 5.02:1, 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.
#ccd5ca · #a4aea1 · #747f71 · #5a6457 · #394237 · #1b2219
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.
#7aac9a · #6c997b · #747f71 · #627143 · #5d5b2f · #544721
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.
#7dc8c4 · #7fa19f · #747f71 · #4c6744 · #324b2b · #0b302e
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.
#dae7d6 · #b2c6ac · #95a093 · #747f71 · #6e4e77 · #344330
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#f5f0f6 · #929990 · #747f71 · #636064 · #242a22 · #010102
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.
#eff3ed · #c6cbc4 · #747f71 · #1f271d · #020601 · #96d983
The same quiet ground carrying one bright gold voice — the high-energy pairing a cool or muted anchor cannot reach through its own temperature.
#eff3ed · #c6cbc4 · #747f71 · #1f271d · #020601 · #f4b94d
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#f9edfc · #a78bae · #747f71 · #74537c · #351d3c · #000200
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#f9edfc · #9491b9 · #747f71 · #814f68 · #272245 · #040001
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#eaf2ff · #8097bc · #747f71 · #874f50 · #42191b · #000007
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#e3f5fe · #6f9eb4 · #747f71 · #74537c · #401d07 · #030004
#889285 · #9CA59A · #B1B9AF · #C7CDC5 · #DDE1DB
#5F695C · #4B5348 · #373F35 · #252B23 · #141912
Its moderate chroma lets it work in mid-size areas — upholstery, secondary UI surfaces, editorial blocks — without overwhelming neighbors.