Cinereous (#98817B)

HEX, RGB, HSL, CMYK values + mood/style/use-case color tags. Use this page to keep your colors consistent across web and print.

Preview

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Best text color: #000000
Contrast vs white: 3.65:1 — vs black: 5.76:1

Color values

  • HEX #98817B
  • RGB rgb(152, 129, 123)
  • HSL hsl(12, 19%, 59%)
  • CMYK cmyk( 0, 15.13, 19.08, 40.39 )
  • Websafe #999966
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Tags

Mood

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Style

Muted (190) Warm (180)

Use case

Text (210) Background (190) Border (170)

Tip: tags are heuristic suggestions (helpful for browsing and inspiration).

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #98817B based on color theory relationships.

Complementary

The color directly opposite on the color wheel — creates maximum contrast and vibrance.

Cinereous
#98817B Base
#7B9298
Analogous

Colors adjacent on the wheel — naturally harmonious and pleasing to the eye.

Cinereous
#98817B Base
#987B84
#98907B
Triadic

Three colors equally spaced 120° apart — bold, balanced, and visually rich.

Cinereous
#98817B Base
#7B9881
#817B98
Split-Complementary

Two colors flanking the complement — high contrast with less tension than full complementary.

Cinereous
#98817B Base
#7B9890
#7B8498
Tetradic (Square)

Four colors at 90° intervals — rich variety, best when one color dominates.

Cinereous
#98817B Base
#84987B
#7B9298
#907B98
Monochromatic

Shades and tints of the same hue — cohesive, elegant, and easy to work with.

Cinereous
#98817B Base
#453935
#6F5C57
#846D67
#AA9792
#BAAAA6
#DBD3D1
Shades & Tints

Darker shades and lighter tints of Cinereous, generated by adjusting lightness while keeping the same hue and saturation.

Shades (darker)

— #0E0C0B
— #2A2321
— #463A37
— #62514D
— #7E6863
Cinereous #98817B Base
— #AA9793
— #BDAEAA
— #CFC4C2
— #E1DBD9
— #F4F1F1
CSS & SCSS Snippets

Ready-to-use code snippets for #98817B. Click the copy button to copy any snippet to your clipboard.

CSS Properties 
/* Background */
.element {
    background-color: #98817B;
}

/* Text */
.element {
    color: #98817B;
}

/* Border */
.element {
    border: 1px solid #98817B;
}
CSS Gradient 
/* Linear gradient to complementary */
.element {
    background: linear-gradient(
        to right,
        #98817B,
        #84A4AC
    );
}

/* Radial gradient */
.element {
    background: radial-gradient(
        circle,
        #98817B,
        #84A4AC
    );
}
SCSS Variable 
// SCSS variable
$cinereous: #98817B;

// With RGB channels (useful for rgba() usage)
$cinereous-r: 152;
$cinereous-g: 129;
$cinereous-b: 123;

// Usage
.element {
    background-color: $cinereous;
    color: rgba($cinereous-r, $cinereous-g, $cinereous-b, 0.8);
}
Color Blindness Simulation

How Cinereous appears to people with different types of color vision deficiency.

Normal Vision #98817B How the color appears with full color vision.
Deuteranopia #88887A Deuteranopia affects ~8% of males. Green cones are absent, making it difficult to distinguish red from green. The most common form of color blindness.
Protanopia #84847B Protanopia affects ~1% of males. Red cones are absent, causing reds to appear dark and indistinguishable from greens and browns.
Tritanopia #998080 Tritanopia is rare (~0.003%). Blue cones are absent, making blue and yellow difficult to distinguish. Blues may appear green, yellows appear pink.
Achromatopsia #868686 Achromatopsia is complete color blindness. The world is seen entirely in shades of grey. Affects ~1 in 30,000 people.
Similar Named Colors

The closest named colors to Cinereous ranked by perceptual difference (Delta-E 2000 — lower = more similar).

Cinereous #98817B Base
Beaver #9F8170 ΔE 5.07
Rocket Metallic #8A7F80 ΔE 5.75
Bazaar #98777B ΔE 6.79
Taupe Gray #8B8589 ΔE 8.11

How to use this color

  1. Copy HEX for CSS and design tools, or RGB/HSL for UI adjustments.
  2. Use CMYK when preparing print assets (posters, packaging, brochures).
  3. Check contrast before using it for text or important UI elements.