Wild Thing as a scale
Eleven steps from #654243, 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 | #fff1f1 | 97.0% | 0.015 ·capped | 1.10:1 | 19.16:1 | 0 | — |
| 100 | #ffe3e3 | 93.8% | 0.031 ·capped | 1.21:1 | 17.31:1 | 10 | 5.9 |
| 200 | #f4c9ca | 87.4% | 0.049 | 1.49:1 | 14.09:1 | 23 | 6.6 |
| 300 | #dfb5b5 | 81.0% | 0.049 | 1.84:1 | 11.40:1 | 35 | 5.1 |
| 400 | #caa1a1 | 74.6% | 0.049 | 2.30:1 | 9.11:1 | 45 | 5.5 |
| 500 | #b58d8e | 68.2% | 0.049 | 2.92:1 | 7.18:1 | 56 | 6.0 |
| 600 | #a17a7b | 61.8% | 0.049 | 3.76:1 | 5.59:1 | 65 | 6.6 |
| 700 | #8d6768 | 55.4% | 0.049 | 4.89:1 | 4.29:1 | 74 | 7.4 |
| 800 | #7a5556 | 49.0% | 0.049 | 6.42:1 | 3.27:1 | 82 | 6.9 |
| 900 | #4e2d2f | 34.0% | 0.049 | 12.03:1 | 1.75:1 | 97 | 13.7 |
| 950 | #230709 | 18.0% | 0.049 | 19.00:1 | 1.11:1 | 105 | 11.9 |
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 200 to300, at ΔE00 5.1.
- 2 steps had to give up chroma to stay inside sRGB — 50, 100. 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 Wild Thing
complement
the hue directly opposite, at the same lightness. #295556 (+180°)
analogous
the two neighbours 30° either side. #614252 (+-30°), #634536 (+30°)
split complement
the two hues either side of the opposite, 30° apart from it. #315647 (+150°), #2e5262 (+210°)
triad
the circle divided in three. #405339 (+120°), #3c4e68 (+240°)
tetrad
the circle divided in four. #504f2f (+90°), #295556 (+180°), #4b4966 (+270°)
The ramp as CSS
:root {
--wild-thing-50: #fff1f1;
--wild-thing-100: #ffe3e3;
--wild-thing-200: #f4c9ca;
--wild-thing-300: #dfb5b5;
--wild-thing-400: #caa1a1;
--wild-thing-500: #b58d8e;
--wild-thing-600: #a17a7b;
--wild-thing-700: #8d6768;
--wild-thing-800: #7a5556;
--wild-thing-900: #4e2d2f;
--wild-thing-950: #230709;
}