#DB856F#DB856F

#DB856F is a light, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.330; OKLCH L 70.3% C 0.111 H 35.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.60:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#DB856F
RGB	rgb(219, 133, 111)
HSL	hsl(12, 60%, 65%)
HSV	hsv(12, 49%, 86%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 39.3%, 49.3%, 14.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(64.15, 30.69, 25.90)
CIE-LCH	lch(64.15, 40.16, 40.16°)
OKLab	oklab(70.25% 0.091 0.0641)
OKLCH	oklch(70.25% 0.111 35.2)
XYZ	xyz(40.4726, 32.9865, 19.2713)
Luminance	0.3298 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#DB856F #6FC5DB

analogous

#DB6F8F #DB856F #DBBB6F

triadic

#DB856F #6FDB85 #856FDB

tetradic

#DB856F #8FDB6F #6FC5DB #BB6FDB

square

#DB856F #8FDB6F #6FC5DB #BB6FDB

split-complementary

#DB856F #6FDBBB #6F8FDB

monochromatic

#A6432A #CF5C3E #DB856F #E7AEA0 #F3D8D1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.76

#DB856F on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

7.60

#DB856F on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #DB856F

7.60:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##DB856F	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##DB856F	1.00	2.76	7.60	7.60
#FFFFFF	2.76	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	7.60	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	7.60	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#9A916D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#AEA26E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#ED787F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#9B9B9B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #db856f;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(219, 133, 111);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(70.3% 0.111 35.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#eaa998',
    500: '#db856f',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #db856f;
$custom-light: #eaa998;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#db856f",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 219,
    "g": 133,
    "b": 111
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 12.222,
    "s": 60,
    "l": 64.706
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.70253,
    "c": 0.11131,
    "h": 35.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.32983
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#DB856F

secondary

#C0DEE5

accent

#A5C81E

background

#FEFAF9

surface

#FDF4F2

border

#D5CECC

text

#17100D

muted

#857F7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #DB856F

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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