Nougat as a scale
Eleven steps from #ae8a78, 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 | #fff2ec | 97.0% | 0.016 ·capped | 1.09:1 | 19.18:1 | 0 | — |
| 100 | #ffe4d7 | 93.8% | 0.034 ·capped | 1.21:1 | 17.36:1 | 10 | 5.9 |
| 200 | #f3ccb9 | 87.4% | 0.051 | 1.48:1 | 14.17:1 | 23 | 6.3 |
| 300 | #deb8a5 | 81.0% | 0.051 | 1.83:1 | 11.47:1 | 34 | 5.1 |
| 400 | #c9a491 | 74.6% | 0.051 | 2.29:1 | 9.17:1 | 45 | 5.5 |
| 500 | #b4907e | 68.2% | 0.051 | 2.90:1 | 7.23:1 | 55 | 6.0 |
| 600 | #a07d6b | 61.8% | 0.051 | 3.73:1 | 5.63:1 | 65 | 6.6 |
| 700 | #8c6a59 | 55.4% | 0.051 | 4.86:1 | 4.32:1 | 74 | 7.4 |
| 800 | #795847 | 49.0% | 0.051 | 6.38:1 | 3.29:1 | 82 | 7.0 |
| 900 | #4e2f20 | 34.0% | 0.051 | 11.96:1 | 1.76:1 | 97 | 13.8 |
| 950 | #220900 | 18.0% | 0.049 ·capped | 18.96:1 | 1.11:1 | 105 | 13.1 |
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.
- 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 Nougat
complement
the hue directly opposite, at the same lightness. #729aac (+180°)
analogous
the two neighbours 30° either side. #b08787 (+-30°), #a59070 (+30°)
split complement
the two hues either side of the opposite, 30° apart from it. #6d9d9e (+150°), #8094b3 (+210°)
triad
the circle divided in three. #749d8d (+120°), #918eb1 (+240°)
tetrad
the circle divided in four. #849b7c (+90°), #729aac (+180°), #a089a8 (+270°)
The ramp as CSS
:root {
--nougat-50: #fff2ec;
--nougat-100: #ffe4d7;
--nougat-200: #f3ccb9;
--nougat-300: #deb8a5;
--nougat-400: #c9a491;
--nougat-500: #b4907e;
--nougat-600: #a07d6b;
--nougat-700: #8c6a59;
--nougat-800: #795847;
--nougat-900: #4e2f20;
--nougat-950: #220900;
}