#DF856F#DF856F
#DF856F is a light, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.336; OKLCH L 70.7% C 0.116 H 34.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.72:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #DF856F |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(223, 133, 111) |
| HSL | hsl(12, 64%, 65%) |
| HSV | hsv(12, 50%, 87%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 40.4%, 50.2%, 12.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(64.66, 32.25, 26.66) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(64.66, 41.84, 39.58°) |
| OKLab | oklab(70.75% 0.0955 0.0658) |
| OKLCH | oklch(70.75% 0.116 34.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(41.6908, 33.6146, 19.3284) |
| Luminance | 0.3361 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Dark Peach
#DE7E5D
ΔE00 3.92
Darksalmon
#E9967A
ΔE00 4.91
Salmon
#FA8072
ΔE00 5.70
Salmon (survey)
#FF796C
ΔE00 6.83
Pinkish Tan
#D99B82
ΔE00 7.06
Melon
#FF7855
ΔE00 7.11
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#DF856F #6FC9DF
analogous
#DF6F91 #DF856F #DFBD6F
triadic
#DF856F #6FDF85 #856FDF
tetradic
#DF856F #91DF6F #6FC9DF #BD6FDF
square
#DF856F #91DF6F #6FC9DF #BD6FDF
split-complementary
#DF856F #6FDFBD #6F91DF
monochromatic
#AD4126 #D45B3D #DF856F #EAAFA1 #F5DAD3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.72
#DF856F on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.72
#DF856F on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #DF856F
7.72:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##DF856F | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##DF856F | 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)
#9B916D
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B0A46E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F1777F
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9D9D9D
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #df856f; /* rgb */ color: rgb(223, 133, 111); /* oklch */ color: oklch(70.7% 0.116 34.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#eda998',
500: '#df856f',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #df856f; $custom-light: #eda998; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#df856f",
"rgb": {
"r": 223,
"g": 133,
"b": 111
},
"hsl": {
"h": 11.786,
"s": 63.636,
"l": 65.49
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.70748,
"c": 0.11597,
"h": 34.6
},
"luminance": 0.33611
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#DF856F
secondary
#C2E0E8
accent
#A9CB1A
background
#FFFAF9
surface
#FEF4F2
border
#D6CECC
text
#17100D
muted
#857F7E