#D85E3E#D85E3E
#D85E3E is a light, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.230; OKLCH L 63.0% C 0.161 H 35.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.59:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #D85E3E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(216, 94, 62) |
| HSL | hsl(12, 66%, 55%) |
| HSV | hsv(12, 71%, 85%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 56.5%, 71.3%, 15.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(55.03, 45.96, 41.44) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(55.03, 61.88, 42.04°) |
| OKLab | oklab(62.97% 0.1306 0.094) |
| OKLCH | oklch(62.97% 0.161 35.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(33.1944, 22.9565, 7.2396) |
| Luminance | 0.2295 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 3.66
Terracota
#CB6843
ΔE00 3.81
Terra Cotta
#C9643B
ΔE00 4.30
Terracotta
#C96F4A
ΔE00 5.53
Tomato (survey)
#EF4026
ΔE00 5.59
Orangey Red
#FA4224
ΔE00 6.39
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#D85E3E #3EB8D8
analogous
#D83E6B #D85E3E #D8AB3E
triadic
#D85E3E #3ED85E #5E3ED8
tetradic
#D85E3E #6BD83E #3EB8D8 #AB3ED8
square
#D85E3E #6BD83E #3EB8D8 #AB3ED8
split-complementary
#D85E3E #3ED8AB #3E6BD8
monochromatic
#81301A #B44224 #D85E3E #E28871 #EDB3A4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.76
#D85E3E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.59
#D85E3E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #D85E3E
5.59:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##D85E3E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##D85E3E | 1.00 | 3.76 | 5.59 | 5.59 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.76 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.59 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.59 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#7F733A
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9D8E3B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#ED4457
Achromatopsia (no color)
#848484
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #d85e3e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(216, 94, 62); /* oklch */ color: oklch(63.0% 0.161 35.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#eb8f74',
500: '#d85e3e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #d85e3e; $custom-light: #eb8f74; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#d85e3e",
"rgb": {
"r": 216,
"g": 94,
"b": 62
},
"hsl": {
"h": 12.468,
"s": 66.379,
"l": 54.51
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.6297,
"c": 0.16091,
"h": 35.7
},
"luminance": 0.22952
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#D85E3E
secondary
#98CCD9
accent
#C6E93E
background
#FFF9F7
surface
#FFF1ED
border
#D7CBC8
text
#180D08
muted
#867E7B