#BEBEC4Moonwalk (#BEBEC4) is a grey neutral with an OKLCH hue of 286°, lightness 0.8 and chroma 0.008. In practice it behaves as a mid-weight working color for secondary surfaces and editorial blocks.
| HEX | #BEBEC4 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(190, 190, 196) |
| HSL | hsl(240, 5%, 76%) |
| HSV | hsv(240, 3%, 77%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(3%, 3%, 0%, 23%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(77.1 1.1 -3) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.803 0.008 286) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Moonwalk 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.
#c6b9b7 — ΔE 2.0, shifts subtly: takes on a red cast#c5bfc0 — ΔE 1.2, shifts only faintly, with no single dominant change#bebec4 — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#bebfc7 — ΔE 0.4, is virtually unchangedTest Moonwalk 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 1.85:1 and against black 11.35:1, 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.
#f1f1f7 · #bebec4 · #a1a1a7 · #7c7c81 · #59595d · #37373b
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.
#cce3ff · #becefc · #bebec4 · #b4a2d1 · #aa8db3 · #9e7a96
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.
#bebec4 · #b097a8 · #7e7ca6 · #805373 · #464468 · #3c2636
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.
#e1e1f1 · #bebec4 · #a2a068 · #797893 · #5a5970 · #3d3c4b
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#bebec4 · #a3a39c · #70707a · #44443f · #1a1a24 · #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.
#f1f1f4 · #bebec4 · #4a4a4d · #2d2d31 · #0d0d10 · #d0ca4e
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#bebec4 · #a4a494 · #76744a · #49460d · #1f1c00 · #010007
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#bebec4 · #a4a494 · #866d49 · #314d23 · #281700 · #000200
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#bebec4 · #af9f97 · #8f6754 · #0b513b · #002216 · #0c0100
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#bebec4 · #b09d9e · #916365 · #49460d · #002121 · #040300
#c9c9ce · #d4d4d8 · #dfdfe2 · #e9e9eb · #f4f4f5
#9e9ea3 · #7f7f83 · #5f5f62 · #3f3f41 · #202021
Its moderate chroma lets it work in mid-size areas — upholstery, secondary UI surfaces, editorial blocks — without overwhelming neighbors.