Timberwolf#D9D6CF, a warm faint gray

At a glanceTimberwolf is #D9D6CF, oklch(87.6% 0.010 87.5), a warm faint gray. Partner it with a cool light blue #6E93C2 as an accent, a warm muted scarlet #C37D6B for harmony, and a warm light gold #F3CC6D the same color turned up. Reach for it as a light surface or a tinted neutral, and it takes black text at AA contrast and reproduces faithfully on coated presses.
Color codes

Timberwolf in RGB, HSL, OKLCH & more

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d9d6cf.css
:root { /* how your code speaks it */ /* how your eyes measure it */ /* how the lab measures it, D65 2° */}/* tailwind v4 */

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Color family

What kind of neutral is Timberwolf?

Every color has a place in the standard vocabulary. This is Timberwolf's, measured rather than asserted.

Timberwolf's Munsell numbers: hue 3.3Y, value 8.5 (how light), chroma 0.5 (how vivid). That places it in ISCC-NBS block white, one of 267 named ranges the standard sorts every color into. Chroma 0.5 is low. This is a greyed, muted neutral, nearer neutral than vivid, which is why it reads as a surface rather than an accent.

There's still some room before it hits the edge of what your screen can show for this hue. It could go a little more saturated and stay in gamut.

Munsell coordinates and block from the ISCC-NBS system, computed by Rhapsody's own renotation inversion.

Tints & shades

Shades of Timberwolf, lighter and darker

For hover states, washed backgrounds, and dark surfaces that still read as #D9D6CF. 13 steps, spaced evenly by eye, with the color itself sitting at its natural depth, timberwolf-200.

Tints (light surfaces; dark text passes on every one)

Midtones (the color at full strength, for brand & accent work)

Shades (dark surfaces; light text passes on every one)

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Accessibility

Is Timberwolf accessible? Contrast with white & black

Strong contrast makes your work readable by everyone, and meets the WCAG standard accessibility law points at. AA is the floor; AAA is the tier worth aiming for in body text. Black text on #D9D6CF clears WCAG AAA. Every strip below is one surface, and the marks are the steps that reach AAA on it.

Rows are text, columns are background · 60 of 210 pairings reach WCAG 2.2 AAA, shown here.

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Print

Timberwolf in CMYK: one value for files, one per press

Every held press standard prints this color exactly as it is.

In CMYK, #D9D6CF is . That is the value design tools and file formats use when no press is involved.

On press (what each standard prints)

CGATS21 CRPC1 (coldset news) prints exactly
on screenon press

in gamut · no shift

GRACoL 2013 Uncoated (CRPC3) prints exactly
on screenon press

in gamut · no shift

GRACoL 2013 (CRPC6) prints exactly
on screenon press

in gamut · no shift

PSO Coated v3 (FOGRA51) prints exactly
on screenon press

in gamut · no shift

Coated FOGRA39 prints exactly
on screenon press

in gamut · no shift

Japan Color 2011 Coated prints exactly
on screenon press

in gamut · no shift

APTEC Flexo Coated prints exactly
on screenon press

in gamut · no shift

CGATS21 CRPC7 (extended gamut) prints exactly
on screenon press

in gamut · no shift

Press values computed through the ICC characterization data each standard proofs against. Each CMYK held to prints the color exactly.

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The Timberwolfs

Colors similar to Timberwolf

Here are other colors similar to Timberwolf along with accessible text pairings and whether or not they're print-safe. Explore Grayscale

Quill GrayQuill Gray#D6D6D1black text · AAA✓ prints exactly
WestarWestar#DCD9D2black text · AAA✓ prints exactly
Light GreyLight Grey#D8DCD6black text · AAA✓ prints exactly
AltoAlto#DBDBDBblack text · AAA✓ prints exactly
GainsboroGainsboro#DCDCDCblack text · AAA✓ prints exactly
MercuryMercury#E5E5E5black text · AAA✓ prints exactly
GalleryGallery#EFEFEFblack text · AAAlighter than the paper
PampasPampas#F4F2EEblack text · AAAlighter than the paper
ConcreteConcrete#F2F2F2black text · AAAlighter than the paper
Wild SandWild Sand#F4F4F4black text · AAAlighter than the paper
White SmokeWhite Smoke#F5F5F5black text · AAAlighter than the paper
Black HazeBlack Haze#F6F7F7black text · AAAlighter than the paper
Desert StormDesert Storm#F8F8F7black text · AAAlighter than the paper
AlabasterAlabaster#FAFAFAblack text · AAAlighter than the paper
Mint CreamMint Cream#F5FFFAblack text · AAAlighter than the paper
Orchid WhiteOrchid White#FFFDF3black text · AAAlighter than the paper
Quarter Pearl LustaQuarter Pearl Lusta#FFFDF4black text · AAAlighter than the paper
Sugar CaneSugar Cane#F9FFF6black text · AAAlighter than the paper
Apricot WhiteApricot White#FFFEECblack text · AAAlighter than the paper
Rice CakeRice Cake#FFFEF0black text · AAAlighter than the paper
Pale GreyPale Grey#FDFDFEblack text · AAAlighter than the paper
Black WhiteBlack White#FFFEF6black text · AAAlighter than the paper
CeramicCeramic#FCFFF9black text · AAAlighter than the paper
IvoryIvory#FFFFF0black text · AAAlighter than the paper
RomanceRomance#FFFEFDblack text · AAAlighter than the paper
WhiteWhite#FFFFFFblack text · AAAlighter than the paper
Pairings

Colors that go with Timberwolf

The complementary color, straight across the wheel, is a cool bold blue #3D5CA0. Rhapsody's pick is the split complement, just to one side of it, a livelier pair.

The accent is for the moments that need attention, the harmony for the ones that need calm; the vivid is the same color with the volume up, for when it has to shout.

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Take Timberwolf with you

The work on this page doesn't stay here. Save a card and the color arrives in your file, your deck or your board already decided.

Timberwolf color codes: hex #D9D6CF, RGB, HSL, CMYK, and OKLCH, from Rhapsody
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The full tonal scale of Timberwolf, 13 steps from light to dark with every hex, from Rhapsody
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Timberwolf paired with a cool light blue #6E93C2, a warm muted scarlet #C37D6B, a warm light gold #F3CC6D: hex values and roles, from Rhapsody
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