#5E4A47Mustang (#5E4A47) is a grey neutral with an OKLCH hue of 28°, lightness 0.43 and chroma 0.028. In practice it behaves as a mid-weight working color for secondary surfaces and editorial blocks.
| HEX | #5E4A47 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(94, 74, 71) |
| HSL | hsl(8, 14%, 32%) |
| HSV | hsv(8, 24%, 37%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 21%, 24%, 63%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(33.4 7.9 5) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.429 0.028 28) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Mustang 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.
#614842 — ΔE 0.9, shifts subtly: takes on a red cast#614a45 — ΔE 0.6, is virtually unchanged#5e4a47 — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#5e4a48 — ΔE 0.2, is virtually unchangedTest Mustang 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 8.25:1 and against black 2.55:1, 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.
#b09e9c · #8b7976 · #5e4a47 · #463431 · #251614 · #070101
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.
#8b694e · #805440 · #5e4a47 · #5e2f35 · #492131 · #33152a
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.
#b5a58b · #a18453 · #776953 · #5e4a47 · #512722 · #340f0c
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.
#88d2de · #a58782 · #7b6a67 · #5e4a47 · #452a27 · #231311
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#eaf4f5 · #b4a7a5 · #636a6b · #5e4a47 · #413432 · #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.
#f9efee · #d2c7c5 · #5e4a47 · #312321 · #0e0403 · #e25044
The same quiet ground carrying one bright gold voice — the high-energy pairing a cool or muted anchor cannot reach through its own temperature.
#f9efee · #d2c7c5 · #5e4a47 · #312321 · #0e0403 · #dac64e
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#e1f6fa · #7db6bf · #28757f · #5e4a47 · #004048 · #050000
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#e1f6fa · #81b8ab · #3c6f8f · #5e4a47 · #004238 · #00050f
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#e8f6ea · #91b696 · #566794 · #5e4a47 · #2a3659 · #000200
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#f0f4e3 · #a7b086 · #28757f · #5e4a47 · #3c3054 · #000304
#766461 · #8F7F7C · #A99A98 · #C4B7B5 · #DFD5D3
#4F3D3A · #41312E · #332523 · #251918 · #190F0D
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.