Pastel Brown as a scale
Eleven steps from #836953, built by moving lightness in OKLCh and keeping the hue where it is. Every step is gamut-mapped by giving up chroma, never by clipping channels — clipping is what turns a light blue purple.
| Stop | Hex | OKLCh L | Chroma | On white | On black | APCA on white | ΔE00 from the step above |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50 | #fff3e9 | 97.0% | 0.019 ·capped | 1.09:1 | 19.20:1 | 0 | — |
| 100 | #ffe5d0 | 93.8% | 0.040 ·capped | 1.21:1 | 17.39:1 | 10 | 6.2 |
| 200 | #edcfb7 | 87.4% | 0.047 | 1.47:1 | 14.24:1 | 22 | 5.0 |
| 300 | #d8bba3 | 81.0% | 0.047 | 1.82:1 | 11.53:1 | 34 | 5.1 |
| 400 | #c3a78f | 74.6% | 0.047 | 2.28:1 | 9.22:1 | 45 | 5.5 |
| 500 | #af937c | 68.2% | 0.047 | 2.89:1 | 7.27:1 | 55 | 6.0 |
| 600 | #9b8069 | 61.8% | 0.047 | 3.71:1 | 5.66:1 | 65 | 6.6 |
| 700 | #876d57 | 55.4% | 0.047 | 4.83:1 | 4.35:1 | 73 | 7.4 |
| 800 | #745b45 | 49.0% | 0.047 | 6.34:1 | 3.31:1 | 81 | 7.0 |
| 900 | #49321e | 34.0% | 0.047 | 11.89:1 | 1.77:1 | 97 | 13.8 |
| 950 | #1e0d00 | 18.0% | 0.041 ·capped | 18.90:1 | 1.11:1 | 105 | 13.4 |
What is true of this ramp
- 10 of the 10 adjacent pairs differ by ΔE00 2 or more. Every step here is a step a reader can see.
- The tightest pair is 100 to200, at ΔE00 5.0.
- 3 steps had to give up chroma to stay inside sRGB — 50, 100, 950. A wider display would show them more vividly.
- 4 steps clear 4.5:1 on white (700, 800, 900, 950), and 7 on black (50, 100, 200, 300, 400, 500, 600).
Harmonies from Pastel Brown
complement
the hue directly opposite, at the same lightness. #577388 (+180°)
analogous
the two neighbours 30° either side. #88655e (+-30°), #796e50 (+30°)
split complement
the two hues either side of the opposite, 30° apart from it. #4e767f (+150°), #656e8b (+210°)
triad
the circle divided in three. #507871 (+120°), #746986 (+240°)
tetrad
the circle divided in four. #5b7761 (+90°), #577388 (+180°), #7f657b (+270°)
The ramp as CSS
:root {
--pastel-brown-50: #fff3e9;
--pastel-brown-100: #ffe5d0;
--pastel-brown-200: #edcfb7;
--pastel-brown-300: #d8bba3;
--pastel-brown-400: #c3a78f;
--pastel-brown-500: #af937c;
--pastel-brown-600: #9b8069;
--pastel-brown-700: #876d57;
--pastel-brown-800: #745b45;
--pastel-brown-900: #49321e;
--pastel-brown-950: #1e0d00;
}