#CAB5B2Cold Turkey (#CAB5B2) is a grey neutral with an OKLCH hue of 27°, lightness 0.79 and chroma 0.025. In practice it behaves as a mid-weight working color for secondary surfaces and editorial blocks.
| HEX | #CAB5B2 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(202, 181, 178) |
| HSL | hsl(8, 18%, 75%) |
| HSV | hsv(8, 12%, 79%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 10%, 12%, 21%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(75.3 7 4.3) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.790 0.025 27) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Cold Turkey shifts subtly: takes on a red cast, gains intensity; in north-facing or shaded light it is virtually unchanged. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 1.8), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#d0b0a6 — ΔE 1.8, shifts subtly: takes on a red cast, gains intensity#d0b6ae — ΔE 1.1, shifts only faintly, with no single dominant change#cab5b2 — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#cab6b5 — ΔE 0.4, is virtually unchangedTest Cold Turkey 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 1.95:1 and against black 10.76:1, so black text is the stronger pairing. That pairing passes WCAG AA for body text. Avoid white 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.
#ffedeb · #cab5b2 · #b09d9a · #897876 · #645553 · #413433
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.
#fed7ba · #f4c0aa · #cab5b2 · #cf969d · #b68597 · #9b768f
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.
#cab5b2 · #a89982 · #a06f68 · #775b2b · #613833 · #362912
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.
#edd9d6 · #cab5b2 · #5ca6b0 · #8e6f6a · #6c504d · #473533
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#eaf4f5 · #cab5b2 · #a89b99 · #5a6162 · #302422 · #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.
#f8f0ee · #cab5b2 · #4d403f · #302422 · #0d0403 · #e35046
The same quiet ground carrying one bright gold voice — the high-energy pairing a cool or muted anchor cannot reach through its own temperature.
#f8f0ee · #cab5b2 · #4d403f · #302422 · #0d0403 · #dac64e
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#e1f6fa · #cab5b2 · #71a9b2 · #1b6b75 · #002e33 · #050000
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#e1f6fa · #cab5b2 · #75ab9e · #316685 · #002f27 · #00050e
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#e8f6e9 · #cab5b2 · #86a989 · #4d5e8a · #192546 · #000200
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#f0f4e3 · #cab5b2 · #9ba479 · #1b6b75 · #2b1f42 · #000304
#D2BFBC · #DAC9C7 · #E2D4D2 · #EADEDD · #F2E9E8
#A69391 · #837371 · #625452 · #433736 · #261D1B
Its moderate chroma lets it work in mid-size areas — upholstery, secondary UI surfaces, editorial blocks — without overwhelming neighbors. In palettes it pairs most predictably with its tonal ramp and analogous neighbors; reserve the complementary hue for small, deliberate contrast.