#D85E40#D85E40
#D85E40 is a light, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.230; OKLCH L 63.0% C 0.160 H 35.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.60:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #D85E40 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(216, 94, 64) |
| HSL | hsl(12, 66%, 55%) |
| HSV | hsv(12, 70%, 85%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 56.5%, 70.4%, 15.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(55.05, 46.06, 40.39) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(55.05, 61.26, 41.25°) |
| OKLab | oklab(62.99% 0.1313 0.0921) |
| OKLCH | oklch(62.99% 0.16 35) |
| XYZ | xyz(33.2503, 22.9788, 7.5339) |
| Luminance | 0.2298 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 3.95
Terracota
#CB6843
ΔE00 4.08
Terra Cotta
#C9643B
ΔE00 4.67
Tomato (survey)
#EF4026
ΔE00 5.60
Terracotta
#C96F4A
ΔE00 5.74
Pale Red
#D9544D
ΔE00 6.42
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#D85E40 #40BAD8
analogous
#D8406E #D85E40 #D8AA40
triadic
#D85E40 #40D85E #5E40D8
tetradic
#D85E40 #6ED840 #40BAD8 #AA40D8
square
#D85E40 #6ED840 #40BAD8 #AA40D8
split-complementary
#D85E40 #40D8AA #406ED8
monochromatic
#832F1B #B64225 #D85E40 #E28973 #EDB4A6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.75
#D85E40 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.60
#D85E40 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #D85E40
5.60:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##D85E40 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##D85E40 | 1.00 | 3.75 | 5.60 | 5.60 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.75 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.60 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.60 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#7F733C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9D8E3D
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#ED4457
Achromatopsia (no color)
#848484
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #d85e40; /* rgb */ color: rgb(216, 94, 64); /* oklch */ color: oklch(63.0% 0.160 35.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#eb8f76',
500: '#d85e40',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #d85e40; $custom-light: #eb8f76; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#d85e40",
"rgb": {
"r": 216,
"g": 94,
"b": 64
},
"hsl": {
"h": 11.842,
"s": 66.087,
"l": 54.902
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.62994,
"c": 0.16037,
"h": 35
},
"luminance": 0.22975
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#D85E40
secondary
#9ACDDA
accent
#C7E93F
background
#FFF9F7
surface
#FFF1ED
border
#D7CBC8
text
#180D08
muted
#867E7B