#CEBBB3Mothy (#CEBBB3) is a grey neutral with an OKLCH hue of 44°, lightness 0.81 and chroma 0.024. In practice it behaves as a mid-weight working color for secondary surfaces and editorial blocks.
| HEX | #CEBBB3 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(206, 187, 179) |
| HSL | hsl(18, 22%, 75%) |
| HSV | hsv(18, 13%, 81%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 9%, 13%, 19%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(77.2 5.4 6.5) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.806 0.024 44) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Mothy shifts subtly: takes on a orange cast, gains intensity; in north-facing or shaded light it is virtually unchanged. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 1.8), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#d5b6a7 — ΔE 1.8, shifts subtly: takes on a orange cast, gains intensity#d4bcaf — ΔE 1.1, shifts subtly: takes on a orange cast#cebbb3 — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#cebcb6 — ΔE 0.4, is virtually unchangedTest Mothy 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 1.84:1 and against black 11.38:1, 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.
#ffeee7 · #cebbb3 · #af9e97 · #887972 · #635650 · #403530
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.
#f6dbb5 · #f1c6a4 · #cebbb3 · #d59c94 · #be8a8f · #a57989
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.
#cebbb3 · #a7a186 · #a37663 · #71652f · #643e2e · #352f16
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.
#f1dfd7 · #cebbb3 · #67a7c0 · #927568 · #6f564b · #4b3a33
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#cebbb3 · #9da5a8 · #7a706b · #404548 · #231915 · #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.
#f7f0ed · #cebbb3 · #a69c98 · #302520 · #0e0502 · #f0773c
The same quiet ground carrying one bright gold voice — the high-energy pairing a cool or muted anchor cannot reach through its own temperature.
#f7f0ed · #cebbb3 · #a69c98 · #302520 · #0e0502 · #d8c64e
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#cebbb3 · #95a7ae · #497a8c · #004c62 · #00202b · #0c0100
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#cebbb3 · #95a7ae · #447d7c · #26466c · #002121 · #000108
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#cebbb3 · #97a8a0 · #507d69 · #403e6b · #191638 · #000502
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#cebbb3 · #9ea799 · #637a56 · #004c62 · #261130 · #00050a
#D5C4BD · #DCCEC7 · #E4D7D2 · #EBE1DC · #F2EAE7
#A99891 · #867771 · #645752 · #443935 · #261E1A
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.