#747261Organic (#747261) is a grey neutral with an OKLCH hue of 102°, lightness 0.55 and chroma 0.026. In practice it behaves as a mid-weight working color for secondary surfaces and editorial blocks.
| HEX | #747261 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(116, 114, 97) |
| HSL | hsl(54, 9%, 42%) |
| HSV | hsv(54, 16%, 45%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 2%, 16%, 55%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(47.8 -2.4 9.7) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.549 0.026 102) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Organic shifts subtly: takes on a yellow cast; in north-facing or shaded light it is virtually unchanged. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 1.2), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#796f5a — ΔE 1.2, shifts subtly: takes on a yellow cast#78725f — ΔE 0.7, is virtually unchanged#747261 — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#747363 — ΔE 0.3, is virtually unchangedTest Organic 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 4.86:1 and against black 4.32:1, so white 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.
#c9c8ba · #a2a191 · #747261 · #5a5848 · #383729 · #1a180d
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.
#879d79 · #7f895a · #747261 · #725d2f · #664926 · #573620
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.
#89bc98 · #7e9684 · #747261 · #5c562a · #413b11 · #102718
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.
#dad8c5 · #b9b597 · #949383 · #747261 · #4b4d7b · #39361f
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#f0f1f9 · #8d8c82 · #747261 · #57575c · #26241a · #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.
#f3f2eb · #cbcac1 · #747261 · #27261a · #060500 · #d7c74e
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#eff1ff · #8588b0 · #747261 · #515281 · #1f1f42 · #030200
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#eff1ff · #718fb0 · #747261 · #664b76 · #082541 · #020005
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#e2f6fd · #6294a6 · #747261 · #744664 · #38162d · #00050a
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#e2f7f5 · #5f9895 · #747261 · #515281 · #3d151c · #010007
#888777 · #9D9C8E · #B3B1A6 · #C9C8BE · #DFDED7
#605E4F · #4C4B3D · #3A382D · #28271D · #17160E
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.