#772200Buried Lust (#772200) is a dark, soft red with an OKLCH hue of 38°, lightness 0.38 and chroma 0.125. 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 | #772200 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(119, 34, 0) |
| HSL | hsl(17, 100%, 23%) |
| HSV | hsv(17, 100%, 47%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 71%, 100%, 53%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(26.9 35.7 38.6) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.384 0.125 38) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Buried Lust is virtually unchanged; in north-facing or shaded light it is virtually unchanged. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 0.5), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#771f00 — ΔE 0.5, is virtually unchanged#792100 — ΔE 0.4, is virtually unchanged#772200 — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#772200 — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchangedTest Buried Lust 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 10.43:1 and against black 2.01:1, 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.
#e5a692 · #c37c66 · #a0543b · #772200 · #4e1200 · #230200
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.
#875919 · #813f00 · #772200 · #620e16 · #4b001d · #31001c
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.
#c9b786 · #ce836b · #977700 · #6c5d34 · #772200 · #4e1100
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.
#4bd3f6 · #a37566 · #755a52 · #772200 · #42190b · #1d0602
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#e6f5fa · #b29f98 · #545e61 · #772200 · #3a2721 · #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.
#e7f5f9 · #bdcdd2 · #90a2a8 · #142c33 · #00090f · #772200
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#ddf7ff · #4fb3cd · #00677c · #772200 · #00323e · #230200
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#ddf7ff · #4bb8af · #095f9e · #772200 · #003431 · #000616
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#defae9 · #6ab78c · #4d51a0 · #772200 · #23225f · #000401
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#eaf7dd · #91b06b · #00677c · #772200 · #3b1854 · #000408
#91452C · #AA6550 · #C38673 · #DBA898 · #F3CBBE
#661A00 · #541400 · #440D00 · #340700 · #250200
#6D2D17 · #633526 · #593B32
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.