Earthen Brook up Shifting

#9e969c RGB(158,150,156)

About this color

Earthen Brook up Shifting is rendered by screens as RGB(158, 150, 156) — a medium, achromatic grey hue.

#9e969cRGB(158, 150, 156)

HSL 315° · 4% saturation · 60% lightness

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Psychology

Grey at this lightness feels contemporary and considered — a designer's reliable foundation.

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History

In Japanese aesthetics, the concept of wabi-sabi — finding beauty in imperfection and transience — finds natural expression in grey and near-neutral tones.

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Design use

This shade sits in a versatile middle ground — useful as interactive elements, tags, badges, and highlight states. It has enough saturation to register clearly without straining extended-reading contexts.

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Colour pairings

When it comes to colour harmony, a classic approach: pair grey with white and one warm accent — navy, terracotta, or forest green — letting the grey hold the background while the accent carries meaning.

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Color formats

Name
Earthen Brook up Shifting
HEX
#9e969c
RGB
rgb(158,150,156)
RGB%
rgb(62%,58.8%,61.2%)
HSL
hsl(315,4%,60%)
HSV
hsv(315,5%,62%)
CMYK
cmyk(0,5,1,38)
LAB
lab(63,4,-2)
LCH
lch(63,4,333)
sRGB
(0.62,0.588,0.612)
HEX8
#9e969cff
CSS Name
Decimal
158150156

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Color info

Lightness
60%
Saturation
4%
Hue
315°
Chroma
4
Temperature
WarmCool
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