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Earthyred

Quiet Crimson Weave

#8d4e3d
Notes

Quiet Crimson Weave (#8D4E3D) is a true red with an earthy character. It leans grounded and natural, the kind of color that plays well with wood, clay, linen, and warm neutrals. Its HSL profile (13°, 40%, 40%) places it in the balanced band at a mid lightness. It works across type, buttons, and borders, saturated enough to feel deliberate but balanced enough to not fight the rest of the palette. For a confident two-color system, pair it with its complementary cyan. For something softer, pull in its analogous neighbors on either side of the wheel.

HEX
#8d4e3d
RGB
rgb(141, 78, 61)
HSL
hsl(13, 40%, 40%)
HWB
hwb(13 24% 45%)
OKLCH
oklch(49.5% 0.089 36.0)
HSV
hsv(13, 57%, 55%)
LAB
lab(40.33% 24.69 21.62)
LCH
lch(40.33% 32.82 41.20)
CMYK
cmyk(0%, 45%, 57%, 45%)

Closest matches

The nearest named color in three reference sources, ranked by perceptual distance (ΔE76 in CIELAB). ΔE < 1 is imperceptible to most viewers; ΔE > 10 is clearly different. When two sources point to the same hex they’re merged into one tile; click any to open that color’s page.

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Accessibility

Color-vision simulation

How this color appears to viewers with the four major color-vision-deficiency types. Computed via the Machado (2009) physiologically-based model. If a tile matches the original, the color reads the same to that viewer.

#8d4e3d
Original
#5e573b
Protanopia
#6d643c
Deuteranopia
#99434a
Tritanopia
#5a5a5a
Achromatopsia
WCAG contrast

The color used as foreground text against pure white and pure black, with the contrast ratio and WCAG 2.1 grade. Aim for AA (4.5:1) for body text and AA Large (3:1) for 18 pt+ headlines; AAA (7:1) is the gold standard for long-form reading surfaces.

The quick brown foxSample body text at normal size. The wcag minimum for body contrast is 4.5:1 (AA) or 7:1 (AAA).
AAon White
6.38:1
The quick brown foxSample body text at normal size. The wcag minimum for body contrast is 4.5:1 (AA) or 7:1 (AAA).
AA Largeon Black
3.29:1

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