Concord #827F79

Concord (#827F79) is a grey neutral with an OKLCH hue of 85°, lightness 0.6 and chroma 0.01. In practice it behaves as a mid-weight working color for secondary surfaces and editorial blocks.

Color values

HEX#827F79
RGBrgb(130, 127, 121)
HSLhsl(40, 4%, 49%)
HSVhsv(40, 7%, 51%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 2%, 7%, 49%)
CIE Lablab(53.3 0 3.7)
OKLCHoklch(0.597 0.010 85)

How Concord behaves under real light

Under warm 2700K interior light Concord 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 ≈ 1.3), so it is a lighting-stable choice.

Test Concord 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 3.99:1 and against black 5.26:1, so black text is the stronger pairing. That pairing passes WCAG AA for body text.

Colors that go with Concord

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.

#d9d6d1 · #b1afa9 · #827f79 · #67645f · #45423e · #25231f

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.

#a1a97f · #9a9363 · #827f79 · #896640 · #7a533a · #684136

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.

#a7c999 · #93a38c · #827f79 · #736036 · #56441e · #23321d

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.

#f3e6cb · #d0c2a6 · #a7a091 · #827f79 · #415580 · #2c2517

Quiet Support

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

#eef2f9 · #9f9a90 · #827f79 · #63656a · #2e2920 · #010103

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.

#f3f2ef · #cbcac7 · #827f79 · #2a2824 · #090704 · #edbc4d

Complementary

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

#ebf2ff · #889bc1 · #827f79 · #506591 · #1a2849 · #0e0600

Split-complementary

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

#ebf2ff · #76a1bb · #827f79 · #685d8c · #002e43 · #010006

Triadic

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

#e1f7f9 · #6da6ac · #827f79 · #7b567d · #391e3b · #000304

Tetradic

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

#e3f7f1 · #73a798 · #827f79 · #506591 · #411b2c · #000008

Tints, shades & muted variants

Tints

#97948f · #acaaa6 · #c1bfbc · #d5d4d2 · #eaeae9

Shades

#6c6a65 · #575551 · #41403d · #2b2a28 · #161514

Using Concord

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

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