#A9AFAAPigeon (#A9AFAA) is a grey neutral with an OKLCH hue of 151°, lightness 0.75 and chroma 0.01. In practice it behaves as a mid-weight working color for secondary surfaces and editorial blocks.
| HEX | #A9AFAA |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(169, 175, 170) |
| HSL | hsl(130, 4%, 67%) |
| HSV | hsv(130, 3%, 69%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(3%, 0%, 3%, 31%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(70.9 -3.1 1.8) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.748 0.010 151) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Pigeon 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 ≈ 1.7), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#b0ab9f — ΔE 1.7, shifts subtly: takes on a yellow cast#afb0a6 — ΔE 1.1, shifts only faintly, with no single dominant change#a9afaa — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#a9b0ac — ΔE 0.3, is virtually unchangedTest Pigeon 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 2.23:1 and against black 9.4:1, 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.
#eef3ef · #c5cbc6 · #a9afaa · #797e7a · #565a57 · #353936
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.
#a9e1d7 · #97ceb7 · #a9afaa · #89a579 · #848e62 · #7d7850
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.
#a9afaa · #749698 · #557c5e · #046167 · #204329 · #01272a
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.
#c6d5c9 · #a9afaa · #a67ba1 · #5a725f · #3e5242 · #263429
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#f6eff5 · #a9afaa · #8b948d · #5a565a · #1e261f · #020102
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.
#f0f2f0 · #a9afaa · #474a47 · #2a2e2b · #090d0a · #d870cf
The same quiet ground carrying one bright gold voice — the high-energy pairing a cool or muted anchor cannot reach through its own temperature.
#f0f2f0 · #a9afaa · #474a47 · #2a2e2b · #090d0a · #f3b94d
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#fbedf9 · #a9afaa · #a784a3 · #6f486b · #351732 · #000200
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#fbedf9 · #a9afaa · #9789b1 · #7a4555 · #291b3e · #050001
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#edf1ff · #a9afaa · #8390b7 · #7c473e · #3d1610 · #000007
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#e6f4ff · #a9afaa · #7097b3 · #6f486b · #391b00 · #030003
#b7bcb8 · #c6cac6 · #d4d7d5 · #e2e4e3 · #f1f2f1
#8d928e · #717571 · #555855 · #383a39 · #1c1d1c
Its moderate chroma lets it work in mid-size areas — upholstery, secondary UI surfaces, editorial blocks — without overwhelming neighbors.