#DF856E#DF856E

#DF856E is a light, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.336; OKLCH L 70.7% C 0.116 H 35.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.72:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#DF856E
RGB	rgb(223, 133, 110)
HSL	hsl(12, 64%, 65%)
HSV	hsv(12, 51%, 87%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 40.4%, 50.7%, 12.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(64.64, 32.16, 27.19)
CIE-LCH	lch(64.64, 42.11, 40.22°)
OKLab	oklab(70.73% 0.0951 0.067)
OKLCH	oklch(70.73% 0.116 35.2)
XYZ	xyz(41.6361, 33.5927, 19.0401)
Luminance	0.3359 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#DF856E #6EC8DF

analogous

#DF6E90 #DF856E #DFBD6E

triadic

#DF856E #6EDF85 #856EDF

tetradic

#DF856E #90DF6E #6EC8DF #BD6EDF

square

#DF856E #90DF6E #6EC8DF #BD6EDF

split-complementary

#DF856E #6EDFBD #6E90DF

monochromatic

#AD4126 #D45B3C #DF856E #EAAFA0 #F5D9D2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.72

#DF856E on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

7.72

#DF856E on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #DF856E

7.72:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##DF856E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##DF856E	1.00	2.72	7.72	7.72
#FFFFFF	2.72	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	7.72	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	7.72	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#9B916C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#B1A46D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#F1777F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#9D9D9D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #df856e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(223, 133, 110);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(70.7% 0.116 35.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#eda997',
    500: '#df856e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #df856e;
$custom-light: #eda997;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#df856e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 223,
    "g": 133,
    "b": 110
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 12.212,
    "s": 63.842,
    "l": 65.294
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.70729,
    "c": 0.11633,
    "h": 35.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.33589
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#DF856E

secondary

#C1E0E7

accent

#A7CC1A

background

#FFFAF9

surface

#FEF4F2

border

#D6CECC

text

#17100D

muted

#857F7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #DF856E

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

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