#C44E4FAutumn Fire (#C44E4F) is a mid-tone, saturated red with an OKLCH hue of 23°, lightness 0.58 and chroma 0.152. It sits on the warm side of the color wheel. In practice it behaves as an accent color: strong in focal moments, dominant over large fields.
| HEX | #C44E4F |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(196, 78, 79) |
| HSL | hsl(359, 50%, 54%) |
| HSV | hsv(359, 60%, 77%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 60%, 60%, 23%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(49.2 47.3 24) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.580 0.152 23) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Autumn Fire is virtually unchanged; in north-facing or shaded light it is virtually unchanged. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 0.9), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#c54a49 — ΔE 0.9, is virtually unchanged#c84d4d — ΔE 0.8, is virtually unchanged#c44e4f — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#c54f50 — ΔE 0.3, is virtually unchangedTest Autumn Fire 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 4.62:1 and against black 4.55:1, so white 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.
#ffbeba · #f18683 · #c44e4f · #a23538 · #75101a · #430006
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.
#d78953 · #d06c4b · #c44e4f · #a83f5c · #8b3361 · #6c2a61
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.
#f0a72e · #b49263 · #c44e4f · #99393a · #761e22 · #3a2400
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.
#00deeb · #b6918e · #c44e4f · #834745 · #5f2b2a · #371616
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#e2f6f8 · #a78e8d · #c44e4f · #566365 · #38201f · #000202
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.
#e6f5f6 · #bccdce · #8da1a2 · #0c282a · #000607 · #c44e4f
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#dadab4 · #55b3e3 · #c44e4f · #82556e · #2a375d · #031029
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#d0fbff · #24ad8e · #c44e4f · #006990 · #003025 · #00060f
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#e1fade · #67a862 · #c44e4f · #2f5bb5 · #011e65 · #000200
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#f2f6d3 · #979d3a · #c44e4f · #006e75 · #2d0f5f · #000203
#D36967 · #E08380 · #EE9D99 · #FAB7B3 · #FFD4D1
#A63C3E · #892A2D · #6C181D · #51050E · #350004
#B65B59 · #A86562 · #996E6B
Its chroma is high enough to carry accents, calls to action, and focal moments; large fields of it will dominate a composition. In palettes it pairs most predictably with its tonal ramp and analogous neighbors; reserve the complementary hue for small, deliberate contrast.