#A84734Barbarossa (#A84734) is a mid-tone, saturated red with an OKLCH hue of 33°, lightness 0.52 and chroma 0.132. 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 | #A84734 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(168, 71, 52) |
| HSL | hsl(10, 53%, 43%) |
| HSV | hsv(10, 69%, 66%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 58%, 69%, 34%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(42.9 38.7 31) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.522 0.132 33) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Barbarossa is virtually unchanged; in north-facing or shaded light it is virtually unchanged. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 0.8), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#a9432f — ΔE 0.8, is virtually unchanged#ab4732 — ΔE 0.6, is virtually unchanged#a84734 — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#a84835 — ΔE 0.2, is virtually unchangedTest Barbarossa 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 5.81:1 and against black 3.62:1, 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.
#f8a795 · #d47c6a · #a84734 · #872e1d · #5c0a00 · #2c0000
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.
#b87f44 · #b26336 · #a84734 · #903640 · #762845 · #5b1d45
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.
#cb9e30 · #998458 · #a84734 · #803122 · #5e1609 · #251900
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.
#38daf7 · #a0827b · #a84734 · #6d3b31 · #4a2018 · #250b06
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#e5f5f9 · #937e7a · #a84734 · #485355 · #2e1b17 · #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.
#e7f5f8 · #bccdd1 · #8ea1a5 · #0f292f · #00070a · #a84734
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#daf8ff · #0894a9 · #a84734 · #005b69 · #00262d · #080000
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#ccdbba · #95bbe0 · #76a19f · #a84734 · #4a5a4f · #170c03
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#dffae5 · #4c9665 · #a84734 · #3a4798 · #121555 · #000601
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#edf7da · #788e42 · #a84734 · #005b69 · #2c094b · #000305
#BA6351 · #CC7E6D · #DD998A · #EDB5A8 · #FED1C6
#8F3726 · #762819 · #5E190C · #470A02 · #300000
#9C5141 · #90594D · #836058
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.