#8B8680Petrified (#8B8680) is a grey neutral with an OKLCH hue of 73°, lightness 0.62 and chroma 0.011. In practice it behaves as a mid-weight working color for secondary surfaces and editorial blocks.
| HEX | #8B8680 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(139, 134, 128) |
| HSL | hsl(33, 5%, 52%) |
| HSV | hsv(33, 8%, 55%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 4%, 8%, 45%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(56.2 0.7 3.9) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.623 0.011 73) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Petrified 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 ≈ 1.5), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#908277 — ΔE 1.5, shifts subtly: takes on a orange cast#90867d — ΔE 0.8, is virtually unchanged#8b8680 — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#8b8782 — ΔE 0.3, is virtually unchangedTest Petrified 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 3.61:1 and against black 5.82:1, 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.
#e2ded9 · #bbb6b1 · #8b8680 · #706b66 · #4d4944 · #2c2925
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.
#b1ae83 · #aa9769 · #8b8680 · #956b4c · #845748 · #704643
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.
#a0aa90 · #8b8680 · #80643f · #455524 · #462e0a · #171e07
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.
#fbeddd · #dcc8af · #b2a799 · #8b8680 · #476991 · #554532
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#edf2f9 · #a8a198 · #8b8680 · #696d71 · #332c23 · #010204
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.
#f3f1ef · #cccac7 · #8b8680 · #2d2926 · #0b0805 · #f4ae4a
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#e9f3ff · #88a5c7 · #8b8680 · #4c6f97 · #132e4c · #120600
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#e9f3ff · #78abbe · #8b8680 · #666797 · #003341 · #010007
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#e2f7f6 · #75afac · #8b8680 · #7c608c · #382344 · #000202
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#e5f7ed · #80af97 · #8b8680 · #4c6f97 · #421f35 · #00020b
#9C9892 · #ADAAA5 · #BFBCB8 · #D1CECB · #E4E1DF
#726E69 · #5B5752 · #44413D · #2F2C28 · #1B1815
Its moderate chroma lets it work in mid-size areas — upholstery, secondary UI surfaces, editorial blocks — without overwhelming neighbors.