#C29594Mutabilis (#C29594) is a light, muted red with an OKLCH hue of 20°, lightness 0.71 and chroma 0.054. It sits on the warm side of the color wheel. In practice it behaves as a mid-weight working color for secondary surfaces and editorial blocks.
| HEX | #C29594 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(194, 149, 148) |
| HSL | hsl(1, 27%, 67%) |
| HSV | hsv(1, 24%, 76%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 23%, 24%, 24%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(65.8 16.7 7.1) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.712 0.054 20) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Mutabilis shifts subtly: leans toward orange; in north-facing or shaded light it shifts subtly: leans toward magenta. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 1.5), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#c6918a — ΔE 1.5, shifts subtly: leans toward orange#c79591 — ΔE 0.9, shifts subtly: leans toward orange#c29594 — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#c29696 — ΔE 0.3, shifts subtly: leans toward magentaTest Mutabilis 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 2.62:1 and against black 8.02:1, 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.
#ffedec · #e7bdbc · #c29594 · #997170 · #714f4e · #4c2f2f
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.
#e8bea6 · #dca698 · #c29594 · #b57e8b · #9b6e84 · #81607c
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.
#d1bea8 · #c29594 · #a77574 · #815f33 · #683d3d · #3e2d18
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.
#ffe0df · #d3bfbf · #c29594 · #428e92 · #755958 · #503d3d
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#eaf4f4 · #c29594 · #908383 · #4c5253 · #291e1d · #000101
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.
#ffedec · #dac5c4 · #c29594 · #3e2222 · #190203 · #e44e59
The same quiet ground carrying one bright gold voice — the high-energy pairing a cool or muted anchor cannot reach through its own temperature.
#ffedec · #dac5c4 · #c29594 · #3e2222 · #190203 · #dbc54e
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#e1f7f8 · #c29594 · #599295 · #005d61 · #002729 · #050000
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#e1f7f8 · #c29594 · #619381 · #195872 · #00291d · #00050c
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#eaf6e8 · #c29594 · #74906e · #38517a · #0d203f · #000200
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#f2f3e2 · #c29594 · #898a60 · #005d61 · #211a3d · #000203
#CCA4A3 · #D7B3B2 · #E1C2C1 · #EBD2D1 · #F5E1E1
#A17978 · #815E5D · #634444 · #452C2C · #2A1516
#BC9897 · #B59B9A · #AE9D9D
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.