#AB6F60Amaretto (#AB6F60) is a mid-tone, soft red with an OKLCH hue of 35°, lightness 0.6 and chroma 0.08. 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.
| HEX | #AB6F60 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(171, 111, 96) |
| HSL | hsl(12, 31%, 52%) |
| HSV | hsv(12, 44%, 67%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 35%, 44%, 33%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(52.8 22 18.2) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.602 0.080 35) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Amaretto shifts only faintly, with no single dominant change; in north-facing or shaded light it is virtually unchanged. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 1.2), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#ae6b59 — ΔE 1.2, shifts only faintly, with no single dominant change#af6f5e — ΔE 0.7, is virtually unchanged#ab6f60 — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#ab7062 — ΔE 0.3, is virtually unchangedTest Amaretto in the color lighting simulator — sweep it through daylight, warm 2700K light, 4000K LED, and shade alongside the rest of your palette.
Against white it measures 4.06:1 and against black 5.17:1, so black text is the stronger pairing. That pairing passes WCAG AA for body text.
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.
#fdcbbe · #d8a193 · #ab6f60 · #8c5648 · #643529 · #3e160d
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.
#c09e7b · #b7866b · #ab6f60 · #965d5e · #7f4d5a · #673f54
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.
#d5bb82 · #aa9e83 · #ab6f60 · #865549 · #663b30 · #382d12
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.
#ffe1d9 · #85d2e4 · #ab6f60 · #6e5c58 · #583a33 · #33221e
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#eaf4f6 · #a59895 · #ab6f60 · #61686a · #332724 · #000102
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.
#e9f4f7 · #bfcdd0 · #92a2a6 · #182c30 · #000a0e · #ab6f60
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#e1f6fc · #6ca6b5 · #ab6f60 · #1f7283 · #00303a · #050000
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#e1f6fc · #6da9a1 · #ab6f60 · #3c6b92 · #00322d · #000511
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#e6f7eb · #7ca88a · #ab6f60 · #596395 · #21264c · #000601
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#eef5e4 · #93a377 · #ab6f60 · #1f7283 · #322045 · #000407
#BA8476 · #C9998C · #D8AEA3 · #E7C4BB · #F5DAD3
#8F5A4C · #75453A · #5B3228 · #421F17 · #2B0E07
#A37367 · #9A776E · #917B75
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.