Soft Butter Shale

#c9c7b6

Notes

Soft Butter Shale (#C9C7B6) is a soft amber with a warm character. It leans warm, pulling light toward red, orange, and yellow. Naturally inviting, it suits editorial and hospitality contexts. Its HSL profile (54°, 15%, 75%) places it in the muted band at a light lightness. It works as a background wash, large-area fill, or soft illustration tone. Add a darker ink of the same hue when you need type over it. For a confident two-color system, pair it with its complementary blue. For something softer, pull in its analogous neighbors on either side of the wheel.

HEX

#c9c7b6

RGB

rgb(201, 199, 182)

HSL

hsl(54, 15%, 75%)