Adobe #BD6C48

Adobe (#BD6C48) is a mid-tone, soft red with an OKLCH hue of 44°, lightness 0.61 and chroma 0.115. It sits on the warm side of the color wheel. In practice it behaves as a mid-weight working color for secondary surfaces and editorial blocks.

Color values

HEX#BD6C48
RGBrgb(189, 108, 72)
HSLhsl(18, 47%, 51%)
HSVhsv(18, 62%, 74%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 43%, 62%, 26%)
CIE Lablab(54 28.9 33.9)
OKLCHoklch(0.615 0.115 44)

How Adobe behaves under real light

Under warm 2700K interior light Adobe is virtually unchanged; in north-facing or shaded light it is virtually unchanged. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 1), so it is a lighting-stable choice.

Contrast & accessibility

Against white it measures 3.89:1 and against black 5.4:1, so black text is the stronger pairing. That pairing passes WCAG AA for body text.

Palettes built from Adobe

Tonal

One color explored: close hues with real lightness and chroma structure, so the palette is the anchor through value rather than a set of colors.

#ffd1bd · #eaa080 · #bd6c48 · #9c5331 · #723211 · #471600

Analogous

The anchor's neighbours on the wheel — everything shares an undertone, so the chord carries color without anything having to be muted to get along.

#caa267 · #c58753 · #bd6c48 · #a8584f · #904853 · #773a53

Shifted

The mid-gap pairing — sage and mustard, terracotta and olive. A foil rotated 40–65° toward warm or cool: too far to be kin, too near to argue, carried by temperature and a deliberate value offset.

#d8c267 · #ada37a · #bd6c48 · #955336 · #74391d · #3b3102

Contrast

One deliberately opposed voice — a single restrained counterpoint across the wheel, or temperature against temperature where the anchor is too muted to carry a loud opposite.

#ffe7dd · #59c9f0 · #bd6c48 · #765f55 · #623b29 · #3b2319

Quiet Support

The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.

#e7f4fa · #ad9c94 · #bd6c48 · #636c70 · #382821 · #000203

Bright Accent

This color as a ground rather than a subject — its own restraint held across a narrow value band, carrying one saturated voice from the opposite temperature.

#e7f4fa · #becdd3 · #90a2a9 · #152c34 · #000910 · #bd6c48

Complementary

The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.

#d7d6b0 · #c08891 · #bd6c48 · #716793 · #275793 · #0f082c

Split-complementary

The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.

#e0f6ff · #4fb2b1 · #bd6c48 · #376cab · #003433 · #00051a

Triadic

Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.

#defaec · #65b291 · #bd6c48 · #635faa · #28215a · #000502

Tetradic

Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.

#e8f7e0 · #88ad72 · #bd6c48 · #007694 · #3d194d · #000409

Tints, shades & muted variants

Tints

#CA8262 · #D8977B · #E4AD95 · #F1C3AF · #FDD9C9

Shades

#9F5736 · #824224 · #662E13 · #4B1B03 · #300B00

Muted

#B27257 · #A77864 · #9B7D70

Using Adobe

Its moderate chroma lets it work in mid-size areas — upholstery, secondary UI surfaces, editorial blocks — without overwhelming neighbors. In palettes it pairs most predictably with its tonal ramp and analogous neighbors; reserve the complementary hue for small, deliberate contrast.

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