#A48A80Earthbound (#A48A80) is a mid-tone, muted red with an OKLCH hue of 42°, lightness 0.65 and chroma 0.035. It sits on the warm side of the color wheel. In practice it behaves as a mid-weight working color for secondary surfaces and editorial blocks.
| HEX | #A48A80 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(164, 138, 128) |
| HSL | hsl(17, 17%, 57%) |
| HSV | hsv(17, 22%, 64%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 16%, 22%, 36%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(59.6 8.2 9) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.654 0.035 42) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Earthbound shifts subtly: leans toward yellow; in north-facing or shaded light it is virtually unchanged. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 1.5), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#a98677 — ΔE 1.5, shifts subtly: leans toward yellow#a98a7d — ΔE 0.9, shifts subtly: leans toward yellow#a48a80 — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#a48b82 — ΔE 0.3, is virtually unchangedTest Earthbound 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 3.22:1 and against black 6.53:1, 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.
#fae4dc · #d3bbb2 · #a48a80 · #876f66 · #614d45 · #3e2d26
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.
#ccb18d · #c3997a · #a48a80 · #a46f69 · #8e5e64 · #764e5e
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.
#b7af95 · #a48a80 · #936755 · #64561f · #563022 · #292209
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.
#85c7df · #a48a80 · #7c6c66 · #654a3f · #452e25 · #241510
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#ebf4f7 · #a48a80 · #7e736f · #42484a · #241a16 · #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.
#faefeb · #d4c7c2 · #a48a80 · #34241d · #110401 · #ef713b
The same quiet ground carrying one bright gold voice — the high-energy pairing a cool or muted anchor cannot reach through its own temperature.
#faefeb · #d4c7c2 · #a48a80 · #34241d · #110401 · #d8c64e
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#e2f6fd · #a48a80 · #4c7e8f · #004f63 · #00212b · #0c0100
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#e2f6fd · #a48a80 · #49817f · #26486e · #002221 · #00020b
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#e5f7ed · #a48a80 · #55816b · #41416e · #191739 · #000602
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#ecf5e6 · #a48a80 · #697e59 · #004f63 · #261232 · #00050a
#B29B92 · #C1ACA4 · #CFBDB7 · #DECFC9 · #ECE1DD
#887168 · #6D5850 · #53413A · #3A2B25 · #231712
#A08B84 · #9C8D87 · #988E8A
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.