#604D47Lynx (#604D47) is a grey neutral with an OKLCH hue of 38°, lightness 0.44 and chroma 0.028. In practice it behaves as a mid-weight working color for secondary surfaces and editorial blocks.
| HEX | #604D47 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(96, 77, 71) |
| HSL | hsl(14, 15%, 33%) |
| HSV | hsv(14, 26%, 38%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 20%, 26%, 62%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(34.5 6.9 6.6) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.438 0.028 38) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Lynx 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 ≈ 0.9), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#634b42 — ΔE 0.9, shifts subtly: takes on a red cast#634d45 — ΔE 0.6, is virtually unchanged#604d47 — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#604d48 — ΔE 0.2, is virtually unchangedTest Lynx 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 7.92:1 and against black 2.65:1, so white text is the stronger pairing. That pairing passes WCAG AA for body text. Avoid black 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.
#b0a09b · #8c7a74 · #604d47 · #463530 · #251713 · #080201
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.
#8a6e4e · #81583d · #604d47 · #623231 · #4d232d · #381627
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.
#b4aa8d · #9d8a55 · #766e55 · #604d47 · #532b1e · #361307
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.
#88cde1 · #a78a81 · #7d6d68 · #604d47 · #472d25 · #251611
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#eaf4f6 · #b5a9a5 · #666c6e · #604d47 · #433733 · #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.
#f8f0ed · #d1c7c4 · #604d47 · #2f221d · #0c0301 · #ef673a
The same quiet ground carrying one bright gold voice — the high-energy pairing a cool or muted anchor cannot reach through its own temperature.
#f8f0ed · #d1c7c4 · #604d47 · #2f221d · #0c0301 · #d8c64e
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#e2f6fc · #81b6c6 · #2f7688 · #604d47 · #004150 · #0d0100
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#e2f6fc · #80b9b3 · #476f95 · #604d47 · #004440 · #00030d
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#e6f7ec · #8cb89e · #616796 · #604d47 · #33365b · #000401
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#edf5e5 · #a1b48b · #2f7688 · #604d47 · #433053 · #000408
#786661 · #91817C · #AA9C98 · #C4B8B5 · #DFD6D3
#51403A · #42332E · #332622 · #261A17 · #190F0C
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.