#B0BCC3Stormy (#B0BCC3) is a grey neutral with an OKLCH hue of 233°, lightness 0.79 and chroma 0.017. In practice it behaves as a mid-weight working color for secondary surfaces and editorial blocks.
| HEX | #B0BCC3 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(176, 188, 195) |
| HSL | hsl(202, 14%, 73%) |
| HSV | hsv(202, 10%, 76%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(10%, 4%, 0%, 24%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(75.5 -2.7 -4.9) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.788 0.017 233) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Stormy shifts only faintly, with no single dominant change; in north-facing or shaded light it is virtually unchanged. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 2), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#b8b7b6 — ΔE 2.0, shifts only faintly, with no single dominant change#b7bdbf — ΔE 1.2, shifts only faintly, with no single dominant change#b0bcc3 — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#b0bdc6 — ΔE 0.4, is virtually unchangedTest Stormy 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 1.94:1 and against black 10.83:1, 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.
#e9f4fa · #b0bcc3 · #99a4ab · #747e84 · #525b60 · #32393d
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.
#b0e9ed · #99d7e8 · #b0bcc3 · #85abd1 · #8294bd · #7c7fa5
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.
#b0bcc3 · #9898b2 · #55839d · #5b5a89 · #1f4a5f · #29283f
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.
#d0e0ea · #b0bcc3 · #bd8b6c · #5f7b8b · #435b69 · #2c3d46
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#f8f0eb · #b0bcc3 · #95a0a6 · #635e5b · #1e292f · #040201
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.
#eef3f5 · #b0bcc3 · #3b4347 · #1e252a · #010508 · #f18a40
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#ffeee4 · #b0bcc3 · #bc947b · #805335 · #3f1d04 · #00060f
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#ffeee4 · #b0bcc3 · #c1908c · #745b29 · #411818 · #0d0500
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#ffecf3 · #b0bcc3 · #bc8fa1 · #5f642f · #272a00 · #040001
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#faedfb · #b0bcc3 · #b092b4 · #805335 · #112f10 · #110300
#BBC5CC · #C6CFD4 · #D1D8DD · #DCE2E6 · #E7ECEF
#8F9AA0 · #6F797E · #51595E · #353C40 · #1A2023
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.