The hex color #978d75 is a light color. The web-safe version is Hex
#999966. A complementary color is
#68728A. The grayscale version is
#888888. A 20% lighter version of the original color is
#CAC0A8, and Hex
#645A42 is the 20% darker color. If the color is saturated by 10%, you get
#988D73. If the color is desaturated by 10%, the color
#968D77 is obtained.