Salted Capers as a scale
Eleven steps from #a69151, 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 | #fff5d7 | 97.0% | 0.041 ·capped | 1.09:1 | 19.28:1 | 0 | — |
| 100 | #ffe9a9 | 93.8% | 0.085 ·capped | 1.20:1 | 17.53:1 | 10 | 8.9 |
| 200 | #ead493 | 87.4% | 0.087 | 1.46:1 | 14.37:1 | 22 | 4.7 |
| 300 | #d5c07e | 81.0% | 0.087 | 1.80:1 | 11.64:1 | 33 | 5.0 |
| 400 | #c1ab6b | 74.6% | 0.087 | 2.25:1 | 9.31:1 | 44 | 5.5 |
| 500 | #ac9757 | 68.2% | 0.087 | 2.86:1 | 7.35:1 | 55 | 6.0 |
| 600 | #998444 | 61.8% | 0.087 | 3.67:1 | 5.72:1 | 64 | 6.6 |
| 700 | #857130 | 55.4% | 0.087 | 4.77:1 | 4.40:1 | 73 | 7.3 |
| 800 | #725e1b | 49.0% | 0.087 | 6.27:1 | 3.35:1 | 81 | 7.1 |
| 900 | #453600 | 34.0% | 0.070 ·capped | 11.77:1 | 1.78:1 | 97 | 14.2 |
| 950 | #171100 | 18.0% | 0.037 ·capped | 18.81:1 | 1.12:1 | 105 | 17.5 |
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 4.7.
- 4 steps had to give up chroma to stay inside sRGB — 50, 100, 900, 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 Salted Capers
complement
the hue directly opposite, at the same lightness. #7f90c9 (+180°)
analogous
the two neighbours 30° either side. #b98659 (+-30°), #8a9b5d (+30°)
split complement
the two hues either side of the opposite, 30° apart from it. #6099c4 (+150°), #9c86c0 (+210°)
triad
the circle divided in three. #48a1b2 (+120°), #b27fab (+240°)
tetrad
the circle divided in four. #4ca496 (+90°), #7f90c9 (+180°), #c07c8f (+270°)
The ramp as CSS
:root {
--salted-capers-50: #fff5d7;
--salted-capers-100: #ffe9a9;
--salted-capers-200: #ead493;
--salted-capers-300: #d5c07e;
--salted-capers-400: #c1ab6b;
--salted-capers-500: #ac9757;
--salted-capers-600: #998444;
--salted-capers-700: #857130;
--salted-capers-800: #725e1b;
--salted-capers-900: #453600;
--salted-capers-950: #171100;
}