#968464

Accessibility

5.78:1

Vs white / black

3.63:1 · 5.78:1

Sources

Library color

Codes

Formats

HEX

#968464

RGB

rgb(150, 132, 100)

RGBA

rgba(150, 132, 100, 1)

HSL

hsl(38, 20%, 49%)

HSLA

hsla(38, 20%, 49%, 1)

HSV

hsv(38, 33%, 59%)

LAB

lab(56% 1.84 19.81)

LCH

lch(56% 19.9 84.69)

OKLAB

oklab(0.6214 0.0072 0.0498)

OKLCH

oklch(0.6214 0.0503 81.77)

XYZ

xyz(23.13, 23.91, 15.45)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 12%, 33%, 41%)

CSS

color: #968464;

CSS variable

--color-968464: #968464;

SCSS

$color-968464: #968464;

JavaScript

const color = "#968464";

TypeScript

const color: string = "#968464";

React

style={{ backgroundColor: "#968464" }}

JSON

{ "hex": "#968464", "rgb": { "r": 150, "g": 132, "b": 100 }, "oklch": "oklch(0.6214 0.0503 81.77)" }

Export

Developer code

css

:root {
  --#968464-1: #968464;
}

Design systems

Nearest official tokens

An arbitrary HEX is not an official Tailwind, Material, or Bootstrap color. Distance is CIEDE2000.

Nearest Tailwind color

stone-500

Very different · ΔE 13.25 · #78716C

Nearest CSS named color

Gray

Very different · ΔE 13.98 · #808080

Nearest Material color

brown-300

Very different · ΔE 12.03 · #A1887F

Nearest Bootstrap color

secondary

Very different · ΔE 20.96 · #6C757D

OKLCH

Perceptual 50–950 scale

Generated in OKLCH from this hex. Not an official Tailwind scale unless the hex itself is a Tailwind token.

50fff4df 100f3e6cf 200e1d2b8 300ccbb9e 400b19f7e 500968464 6007d6e52 700655840 8004d422f 900362e1f 95020190d

Palette

Tints & shades

Full scale from light tints through the base color into deep shades

f6f5f2 eeebe5 e5e0d8 dcd6cb d3ccbe cbc2b2 c2b7a5 b9ad98 b0a38b a8997e 9f8e71 968464 8a795c 7d6e53 71634b 645843 574d3a 4b4232 3e372a 322c21 262119 191611 0d0b08

Palette

Tints

Mixed toward white — soft backgrounds and highlights

f6f5f2 eeebe5 e5e0d8 dcd6cb d3ccbe cbc2b2 c2b7a5 b9ad98 b0a38b a8997e 9f8e71

Palette

Shades

Mixed toward black — depth, text, and emphasis

8a795c 7d6e53 71634b 645843 574d3a 4b4232 3e372a 322c21 262119 191611 0d0b08

Palette

Tones

Mixed toward neutral grey — muted UI surfaces

948466 928369 91836b 8f836d 8d8270 8b8272 898274 878177 868179 84817b 82807e

Harmony

Complementary

Opposite on the color wheel for contrast

#968464Stop 1 #647696Stop 2

Harmony

Analogous

Neighbors that sit comfortably together

#966B64Stop 1 #968464Stop 2 #8F9664Stop 3

Harmony

Triadic

Evenly spaced triad for vibrant sets

#968464Stop 1 #649684Stop 2 #846496Stop 3

Harmony

Split complementary

Base plus two accents beside the complement

#968464Stop 1 #648F96Stop 2 #6B6496Stop 3

Harmony

Monochromatic

Same hue, varied lightness and saturation

#3D3629Stop 1 #6B5E47Stop 2 #998666Stop 3 #B8AB94Stop 4 #D6CFC2Stop 5

Using this color

Where #968464 works

#968464 (#968464) sits in the brown family at about 38° hue, 20% saturation, and 49% lightness. Contrast is 3.63:1 on white and 5.78:1 on black, so near-black labels read more clearly on the swatch itself. Nearest Tailwind token: stone-500 (approximation unless the hex is an official scale stop).

Sensible jobs for this swatch

supporting UI accents
large titles on light backgrounds (WCAG AA Large)
text or icons on charcoal / dark mode

Do not use #968464 as small body text on white — 3.63:1 misses WCAG AA (4.5:1). Pair it with a darker shade from the scale below, or check pairs in the contrast checker.

Family context: Reliability, earthiness, and craft. Common in organic, coffee, and heritage brands. Common uses still include buttons, charts, and accents in the Brown range — always verify the pair for this exact hex in the contrast checker.

Similar & related colors

Nearby colors from the library by perceptual distance

Spectrum #A5874A#A5874A Spectrum #AB8244#AB8244 Spectrum #876E40#876E40 Spectrum #9B8336#9B8336 Spectrum #96873C#96873C Spectrum #BD9A75#BD9A75 Spectrum #A07D31#A07D31 Spectrum #8D863F#8D863F Web Safe #999966#999966 Spectrum #8C6A3B#8C6A3B Spectrum #B5815A#B5815A Spectrum #B99B5B#B99B5B