#D4265DBeet Wave (#D4265D) is a mid-tone, vivid pink with an OKLCH hue of 9°, lightness 0.57 and chroma 0.207. 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 | #D4265D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(212, 38, 93) |
| HSL | hsl(341, 70%, 49%) |
| HSV | hsv(341, 82%, 83%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 82%, 56%, 17%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(47.2 67.3 13.3) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.572 0.207 9) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Beet Wave 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), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#d41f56 — ΔE 1.0, shifts subtly: leans toward orange#d7245b — ΔE 0.6, is virtually unchanged#d4265d — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#d5275e — ΔE 0.3, is virtually unchangedTest Beet Wave 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 4.96:1 and against black 4.23:1, 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.
#ffb8c2 · #ff718f · #d4265d · #ae0046 · #74002b · #3e0013
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.
#ec7444 · #e4504c · #d4265d · #b21e6f · #8e1b78 · #6a1878
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.
#ff9828 · #c48650 · #d4265d · #a61545 · #7b002f · #3d1e00
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.
#00e1d7 · #bb8990 · #d4265d · #8c394b · #651d2f · #3a0c18
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#ddf9f6 · #aa898d · #d4265d · #506261 · #3b1c21 · #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.
#e7f5f4 · #bccdcc · #8ea19f · #0e2928 · #000706 · #d4265d
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#d1ddb8 · #35bcc0 · #d4265d · #7c577b · #2a392e · #1a0416
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#c6fffa · #00ae70 · #d4265d · #006980 · #00301b · #000408
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#e5fbcf · #71a51e · #d4265d · #0060a6 · #00284a · #010500
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#fcf3c4 · #a89300 · #d4265d · #006d68 · #210074 · #000202
#E25073 · #F0718A · #FC8FA2 · #FFB1BD · #FFD2D8
#B4104B · #93003A · #71002A · #51001C · #33000E
#C34463 · #B25769 · #9F656E
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.