#5E5755Smokescreen (#5E5755) is a grey neutral with an OKLCH hue of 37°, lightness 0.46 and chroma 0.01. In practice it behaves as a mid-weight working color for secondary surfaces and editorial blocks.
| HEX | #5E5755 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(94, 87, 85) |
| HSL | hsl(13, 5%, 35%) |
| HSV | hsv(13, 10%, 37%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 7%, 10%, 63%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(37.6 2.4 2.2) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.463 0.010 37) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Smokescreen 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), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#61554f — ΔE 1.0, shifts subtly: takes on a orange cast#615753 — ΔE 0.6, is virtually unchanged#5e5755 — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#5e5756 — ΔE 0.2, is virtually unchangedTest Smokescreen 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 7.07:1 and against black 2.97:1, so white text is the stronger pairing. That pairing passes WCAG AA for body text. Avoid black 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.
#b0aaa8 · #8b8482 · #5e5755 · #453e3d · #251f1e · #090505
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.
#927555 · #895f45 · #5e5755 · #693838 · #542934 · #3e1c2e
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.
#bdb195 · #a6915c · #7e745c · #5e5755 · #5a3125 · #3d180e
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.
#89cfe2 · #af9289 · #85746f · #5e5755 · #4e342c · #2b1c17
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#eaf4f6 · #b9ada9 · #6d7475 · #5e5755 · #493d3a · #000102
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.
#f4f1f0 · #ccc9c8 · #5e5755 · #2a2524 · #080504 · #ee6139
The same quiet ground carrying one bright gold voice — the high-energy pairing a cool or muted anchor cannot reach through its own temperature.
#f4f1f0 · #ccc9c8 · #5e5755 · #2a2524 · #080504 · #d9c64e
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#e2f6fc · #84bac9 · #377d8f · #5e5755 · #064856 · #050000
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#e2f6fc · #84bdb6 · #4d779c · #5e5755 · #044b46 · #00030d
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#e6f7ec · #91bca1 · #676e9e · #5e5755 · #383d62 · #000501
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#eef5e5 · #a6b78e · #377d8f · #5e5755 · #49375b · #000407
#797371 · #948f8e · #afabaa · #c9c7c6 · #e4e3e3
#4e4947 · #3f3a39 · #2f2c2b · #1f1d1c · #100f0e
Its moderate chroma lets it work in mid-size areas — upholstery, secondary UI surfaces, editorial blocks — without overwhelming neighbors.