#3C2F23Cola (#3C2F23) is a grey neutral with an OKLCH hue of 64°, lightness 0.32 and chroma 0.028. In practice it behaves as a grounding tone — suited to text, outlines, and shadowed surfaces.
| HEX | #3C2F23 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(60, 47, 35) |
| HSL | hsl(29, 26%, 19%) |
| HSV | hsv(29, 42%, 24%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 22%, 42%, 76%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(20.5 3.8 10) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.316 0.028 64) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Cola is virtually unchanged; in north-facing or shaded light it is virtually unchanged. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 0.7), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#3e2d20 — ΔE 0.7, is virtually unchanged#3e2f22 — ΔE 0.4, is virtually unchanged#3c2f23 — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#3c2f24 — ΔE 0.2, is virtually unchangedTest Cola 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 12.94:1 and against black 1.62:1, so white text is the stronger pairing. That pairing passes WCAG AA for body text. Avoid black text on this color entirely.
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.
#aea49b · #8a7e74 · #675a4f · #3c2f23 · #251a0f · #080300
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.
#5b512a · #543d11 · #3c2f23 · #411a03 · #350e07 · #270509
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.
#a1a78a · #9f7e5f · #656d39 · #4b4f37 · #3c2f23 · #2a1300
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.
#74a2c8 · #7d6957 · #584c42 · #3c2f23 · #241302 · #070200
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#ecf3f9 · #bdb4ac · #797e82 · #50473f · #3c2f23 · #171d21
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.
#f7f0eb · #d0c9c2 · #a59d95 · #3c2f23 · #0e0501 · #f39f46
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#e7f4ff · #96bbda · #5682a7 · #294d69 · #3c2f23 · #281808
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#e7f4ff · #89c0ce · #707aaa · #13525e · #3c2f23 · #171a2e
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#e2f7f3 · #8ac3ba · #8772a2 · #514065 · #3c2f23 · #02221e
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#e7f7eb · #99c2a5 · #5682a7 · #5e3c57 · #3c2f23 · #0b1e2c
#584C41 · #766B60 · #958B82 · #B5ADA5 · #D7D0CA
#33281D · #2B2017 · #221911 · #1A120B · #130C06
As a deep tone it works for grounding elements — text, outlines, and shadowed surfaces — rather than open fields. In palettes it pairs most predictably with its tonal ramp and analogous neighbors; reserve the complementary hue for small, deliberate contrast.