#B5C0B3Irish Moor (#B5C0B3) is a grey neutral with an OKLCH hue of 141°, lightness 0.8 and chroma 0.022. In practice it behaves as a mid-weight working color for secondary surfaces and editorial blocks.
| HEX | #B5C0B3 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(181, 192, 179) |
| HSL | hsl(111, 9%, 73%) |
| HSV | hsv(111, 7%, 75%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(6%, 0%, 7%, 25%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(76.5 -6.2 5.2) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.796 0.022 141) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Irish Moor shifts subtly: takes on a yellow cast; in north-facing or shaded light it is virtually unchanged. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 1.9), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#bdbba7 — ΔE 1.9, shifts subtly: takes on a yellow cast#bcc1af — ΔE 1.1, shifts subtly: takes on a yellow-green cast#b5c0b3 — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#b5c1b6 — ΔE 0.4, is virtually unchangedTest Irish Moor 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 1.88:1 and against black 11.16:1, 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.
#ebf5ea · #b5c0b3 · #9ba699 · #778075 · #545c53 · #343a32
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.
#bcf0df · #acddbe · #b5c0b3 · #9fb281 · #9a9b6c · #91845c
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.
#b5c0b3 · #83a5a3 · #6a8965 · #1f6f6e · #344f30 · #0e3332
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.
#d8e4d6 · #b5c0b3 · #a581ac · #4d604a · #31412e · #1a2418
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#f5f0f6 · #b5c0b3 · #9ba39a · #635f63 · #232a22 · #010102
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.
#eff3ee · #b5c0b3 · #999f98 · #20261f · #020602 · #91da85
The same quiet ground carrying one bright gold voice — the high-energy pairing a cool or muted anchor cannot reach through its own temperature.
#eff3ee · #b5c0b3 · #999f98 · #20261f · #020602 · #f4b94d
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#f9edfb · #b5c0b3 · #b294b7 · #74527b · #361c3b · #000200
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#f9edfb · #b5c0b3 · #a09ac3 · #814e66 · #282144 · #040001
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#ebf2ff · #b5c0b3 · #8ba1c6 · #864f4e · #42191a · #000007
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#e3f5fe · #b5c0b3 · #7aa7bf · #74527b · #401d06 · #030004
#BFC9BD · #C9D2C8 · #D4DBD2 · #DEE4DD · #E8EDE8
#939D91 · #737B71 · #545B52 · #373D36 · #1C211B
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.