#6C5E53Kabul (#6C5E53) is a grey neutral with an OKLCH hue of 60°, lightness 0.49 and chroma 0.025. In practice it behaves as a mid-weight working color for secondary surfaces and editorial blocks.
| HEX | #6C5E53 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(108, 94, 83) |
| HSL | hsl(26, 13%, 37%) |
| HSV | hsv(26, 23%, 42%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 13%, 23%, 58%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(40.9 3.7 8.4) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.492 0.025 60) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Kabul 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 ≈ 1.1), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#6f5b4d — ΔE 1.1, shifts subtly: takes on a orange cast#6f5e51 — ΔE 0.6, is virtually unchanged#6c5e53 — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#6c5f54 — ΔE 0.3, is virtually unchangedTest Kabul 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 6.24:1 and against black 3.36:1, so white 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.
#beb2a9 · #998c82 · #6c5e53 · #52453b · #30261d · #120a04
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.
#90835b · #896d44 · #6c5e53 · #704330 · #5e322d · #4a2329
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.
#bbbea0 · #9ca16a · #7e8167 · #6c5e53 · #5e3d20 · #412407
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.
#78aace · #8b7e74 · #6c5e53 · #533e2c · #342213 · #160b03
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#ecf3f8 · #bcb3ab · #777c7f · #6c5e53 · #50463f · #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.
#f7f0ec · #d0c9c3 · #6c5e53 · #312820 · #0f0702 · #f29845
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#e6f4ff · #92bad8 · #5081a3 · #6c5e53 · #254d67 · #140500
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#e6f4ff · #87c0ca · #6a79a8 · #6c5e53 · #10515b · #000007
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#e3f7f2 · #8ac2b6 · #8271a1 · #6c5e53 · #4e4066 · #000201
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#e8f6ea · #9ac0a1 · #5081a3 · #6c5e53 · #5c3b58 · #000510
#82756B · #998D84 · #B0A69E · #C8BFB9 · #E0D9D4
#5A4E44 · #493E35 · #382E27 · #282019 · #19120D
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.