#625C58Caveman (#625C58) is a grey neutral with an OKLCH hue of 56°, lightness 0.48 and chroma 0.01. In practice it behaves as a mid-weight working color for secondary surfaces and editorial blocks.
| HEX | #625C58 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(98, 92, 88) |
| HSL | hsl(24, 5%, 36%) |
| HSV | hsv(24, 10%, 38%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 6%, 10%, 62%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(39.5 1.6 3.2) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.479 0.010 56) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Caveman 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 ≈ 1.1), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#665952 — ΔE 1.1, shifts subtly: takes on a orange cast#655c56 — ΔE 0.6, is virtually unchanged#625c58 — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#625c59 — ΔE 0.2, is virtually unchangedTest Caveman 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 6.58:1 and against black 3.19:1, 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.
#b5b0ac · #8f8986 · #625c58 · #48433f · #282421 · #0c0806
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.
#8e7e57 · #876842 · #625c58 · #6d3f2f · #5a2f2c · #462028
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.
#b9ba9b · #9c9c65 · #7c7c63 · #625c58 · #5c391e · #3e2006
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.
#7bb2d3 · #887a70 · #625c58 · #513a2a · #321f11 · #130802
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#ebf3f8 · #bab0aa · #73787b · #625c58 · #4d423c · #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.
#f4f1ef · #cdcac8 · #625c58 · #2c2825 · #0b0705 · #f19042
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#e4f5ff · #8eb9d4 · #497e9e · #625c58 · #1e4a62 · #110300
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#e4f5ff · #85bec5 · #6276a4 · #625c58 · #084e56 · #000008
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#e3f7f1 · #8ac0b1 · #7b6e9f · #625c58 · #483d63 · #000302
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#e9f6e9 · #9bbd9c · #497e9e · #625c58 · #563857 · #00040c
#797370 · #918C89 · #A9A5A2 · #C2BFBC · #DCD9D8
#514C49 · #413D3A · #322E2B · #23201E · #161311
Its moderate chroma lets it work in mid-size areas — upholstery, secondary UI surfaces, editorial blocks — without overwhelming neighbors.