#C0BFC7Ghost (#C0BFC7) is a grey neutral with an OKLCH hue of 292°, lightness 0.81 and chroma 0.011. In practice it behaves as a mid-weight working color for secondary surfaces and editorial blocks.
| HEX | #C0BFC7 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(192, 191, 199) |
| HSL | hsl(248, 7%, 76%) |
| HSV | hsv(248, 4%, 78%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(4%, 4%, 0%, 22%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(77.6 1.8 -3.9) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.808 0.011 292) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Ghost shifts subtly: takes on a red cast; in north-facing or shaded light it is virtually unchanged. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 2), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#c8baba — ΔE 2.0, shifts subtly: takes on a red cast#c7c0c3 — ΔE 1.2, shifts only faintly, with no single dominant change#c0bfc7 — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#c0c0ca — ΔE 0.4, is virtually unchangedTest Ghost 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 1.82:1 and against black 11.52:1, 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.
#f2f1f8 · #c0bfc7 · #a2a1a8 · #7c7c82 · #59585e · #38373c
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.
#cee1ff · #c3cdfc · #c0bfc7 · #b9a2d0 · #af8eb1 · #a17b94
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.
#c0bfc7 · #b398a7 · #837ca6 · #845470 · #4a4468 · #3f2735
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.
#e4e2f2 · #c0bfc7 · #9fa36c · #7d7994 · #5d5971 · #3f3d4c
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#c0bfc7 · #a4a59d · #72717b · #454540 · #1c1a23 · #010100
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.
#f2f1f4 · #c0bfc7 · #9d9da1 · #26252a · #060509 · #c7cd4e
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#c0bfc7 · #a4a696 · #73764d · #464811 · #1c1e00 · #010007
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#c0bfc7 · #a4a696 · #846f49 · #2c4f28 · #271900 · #000200
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#c0bfc7 · #b0a097 · #8f6952 · #015140 · #002219 · #110300
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#c0bfc7 · #b29f9e · #936563 · #464811 · #002124 · #010100
#C9C8CF · #D1D1D7 · #DADADF · #E3E3E7 · #ECECEF
#9D9CA3 · #7B7A80 · #5A5A5F · #3C3B40 · #201F23
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.