#85323CBlood Oath (#85323C) is a dark, soft red with an OKLCH hue of 16°, lightness 0.44 and chroma 0.114. 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 | #85323C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(133, 50, 60) |
| HSL | hsl(353, 45%, 36%) |
| HSV | hsv(353, 62%, 52%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 62%, 55%, 48%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(33.1 36.5 12.5) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.438 0.114 16) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Blood Oath shifts subtly: leans toward orange; 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.
#862f37 — ΔE 0.8, shifts subtly: leans toward orange#88323a — ΔE 0.7, shifts subtly: leans toward orange#85323c — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#85323d — ΔE 0.2, is virtually unchangedTest Blood Oath 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 8.34:1 and against black 2.52:1, so white text is the stronger pairing. That pairing passes WCAG AA for body text. Avoid black 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.
#dd999c · #ba6f74 · #97474f · #85323c · #480011 · #1a0002
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.
#9e6344 · #934a3d · #85323c · #6c243f · #52193e · #390f39
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.
#c5a380 · #b97d35 · #84684a · #85323c · #5f1d26 · #40020f
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.
#57dbdc · #b28486 · #84696a · #85323c · #50262a · #2a1214
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#e6f5f5 · #baa7a7 · #636d6d · #85323c · #473435 · #000101
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.
#e6f5f5 · #bccdcd · #8ca0a0 · #0b2728 · #000505 · #85323c
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#c3ddbf · #c49cb6 · #328aaa · #85323c · #2f3e57 · #1e0515
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#d8faf9 · #70bf9f · #007697 · #85323c · #004631 · #00050b
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#e8f8e1 · #92ba7f · #3b6cac · #85323c · #12396b · #000200
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#f4f4da · #b3b06a · #007b7c · #85323c · #373069 · #000202
#9C5157 · #B36F73 · #C98D90 · #DFACAE · #F5CCCE
#722730 · #5F1C25 · #4C111A · #3B0710 · #2A0007
#7C3B41 · #724245 · #67494A
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.