#848482Old Silver (#848482) is a grey neutral with an OKLCH hue of 106°, lightness 0.61 and chroma 0.003. In practice it behaves as a mid-weight working color for secondary surfaces and editorial blocks.
| HEX | #848482 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(132, 132, 130) |
| HSL | hsl(60, 1%, 51%) |
| HSV | hsv(60, 2%, 52%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 0%, 2%, 48%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(55.1 -0.4 1.1) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.613 0.003 106) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Old Silver shifts subtly: takes on a orange cast; in north-facing or shaded light it is virtually unchanged. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 1.4), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#898179 — ΔE 1.4, shifts subtly: takes on a orange cast#89857f — ΔE 0.9, is virtually unchanged#848482 — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#848584 — ΔE 0.3, is virtually unchangedTest Old Silver 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 3.75:1 and against black 5.6:1, so black text is the stronger pairing. That pairing passes WCAG AA for body text.
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.
#dcdcda · #b4b4b2 · #848482 · #696967 · #474745 · #272726
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.
#97b28e · #8f9d6f · #848482 · #827141 · #775c36 · #69482f
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.
#98d1b0 · #8faa9a · #848482 · #6b693d · #4f4d24 · #1e3729
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.
#eeeeda · #cbcaac · #a7a797 · #848482 · #615d8d · #484730
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#f1f1f9 · #a0a095 · #848482 · #69696e · #2d2c22 · #010102
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.
#f2f2f1 · #cccccb · #848482 · #2f2f2e · #0e0e0d · #d0ca4e
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#f0f0ff · #9c9ac4 · #848482 · #666393 · #2a264a · #010100
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#f0f0ff · #87a1c5 · #848482 · #7b5c87 · #152c4b · #020004
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#e3f5fe · #77a7bc · #848482 · #895872 · #421d32 · #00050b
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#e1f7f7 · #72abac · #848482 · #666393 · #461d20 · #010007
#999997 · #adadac · #c2c2c1 · #d6d6d5 · #ebebea
#6e6e6c · #585857 · #424241 · #2c2c2b · #161616
Its moderate chroma lets it work in mid-size areas — upholstery, secondary UI surfaces, editorial blocks — without overwhelming neighbors.