#B7A5ADFoggy Plum (#B7A5AD) is a grey neutral with an OKLCH hue of 349°, lightness 0.74 and chroma 0.024. In practice it behaves as a mid-weight working color for secondary surfaces and editorial blocks.
| HEX | #B7A5AD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(183, 165, 173) |
| HSL | hsl(333, 11%, 68%) |
| HSV | hsv(333, 10%, 72%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 10%, 5%, 28%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(69.5 7.9 -1.7) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.740 0.024 349) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Foggy Plum shifts subtly: takes on a red cast; in north-facing or shaded light it shifts subtly: takes on a magenta cast. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 1.7), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#bda1a2 — ΔE 1.7, shifts subtly: takes on a red cast#bda6a9 — ΔE 1.1, shifts only faintly, with no single dominant change#b7a5ad — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#b7a6af — ΔE 0.3, shifts subtly: takes on a magenta castTest Foggy Plum 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 2.33:1 and against black 9:1, 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.
#fcedf4 · #d5c4cb · #b7a5ad · #87787f · #62555b · #403439
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.
#f5c2c0 · #e4acb8 · #b7a5ad · #b389ab · #967aa0 · #7a6d92
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.
#b7a5ad · #a1857b · #8b5f74 · #754331 · #4f2a3d · #30180f
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.
#ffecf4 · #dac8d0 · #b7a5ad · #589881 · #7a606c · #56454d
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#ebf4f0 · #b7a5ad · #978c90 · #525855 · #2a2025 · #000101
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.
#f7eff3 · #b7a5ad · #473c41 · #2a1f24 · #070204 · #e454a5
The same quiet ground carrying one bright gold voice — the high-energy pairing a cool or muted anchor cannot reach through its own temperature.
#f7eff3 · #b7a5ad · #473c41 · #2a1f24 · #070204 · #dec44d
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#e4f7ef · #b7a5ad · #6a9b89 · #21634f · #002b1f · #040001
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#e4f7ef · #b7a5ad · #7d9875 · #086366 · #112a09 · #000202
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#f3f3e2 · #b7a5ad · #929268 · #1f5e77 · #002737 · #020200
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#faf0e1 · #b7a5ad · #a38b65 · #21634f · #0f2341 · #000402
#C2B2B9 · #CDBEC5 · #D8CBD1 · #E3D9DD · #EEE6E9
#96868E · #77696F · #594D53 · #3D3337 · #231B1E
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.