#DC7B7CBabe (#DC7B7C) is a light, soft red with an OKLCH hue of 20°, lightness 0.69 and chroma 0.121. 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 | #DC7B7C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(220, 123, 124) |
| HSL | hsl(359, 58%, 67%) |
| HSV | hsv(359, 44%, 86%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 44%, 44%, 14%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(62.4 37.6 16.2) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.690 0.121 20) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Babe shifts subtly: leans toward orange; in north-facing or shaded light it is virtually unchanged. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 1.3), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#df7773 — ΔE 1.3, shifts subtly: leans toward orange#e17b79 — ΔE 1.0, shifts subtly: leans toward orange#dc7b7c — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#dd7c7e — ΔE 0.4, is virtually unchangedTest Babe 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 2.93:1 and against black 7.17:1, so black text is the stronger pairing. That pairing passes WCAG AA for body text. Avoid white text on this color entirely.
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.
#ffedec · #ffb2b1 · #dc7b7c · #b65f60 · #8a3d40 · #601e22
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.
#f2b088 · #e9957e · #dc7b7c · #c16b81 · #a35d82 · #85517e
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.
#d3b590 · #dc7b7c · #b26364 · #855500 · #702c2f · #3e2500
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.
#4bdbe3 · #dc7b7c · #8f7271 · #7c4b4b · #592f30 · #331919
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#e6f5f6 · #dc7b7c · #8e7b7a · #454f50 · #2c1a19 · #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 · #dc7b7c
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#d7fafb · #dc7b7c · #1b9197 · #00595c · #002527 · #160001
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#d7fafb · #dc7b7c · #379377 · #005572 · #00271c · #00050c
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#e6f8e1 · #dc7b7c · #608e56 · #224a8e · #001a4e · #000200
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#f3f4d9 · #dc7b7c · #84853c · #00595c · #21104b · #000203
#E58E8E · #EEA1A0 · #F6B4B3 · #FDC7C5 · #FFDCDB
#B86263 · #964A4B · #753235 · #551C1F · #37070C
#D08383 · #C38A8A · #B59190
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.