#CE5F38Campfire (#CE5F38) is a mid-tone, saturated red with an OKLCH hue of 39°, lightness 0.62 and chroma 0.151. 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 | #CE5F38 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(206, 95, 56) |
| HSL | hsl(16, 60%, 51%) |
| HSV | hsv(16, 73%, 81%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 54%, 73%, 19%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(53.6 41.4 42.6) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.616 0.151 39) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Campfire 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.
#cf5b32 — ΔE 0.8, is virtually unchanged#d25f35 — ΔE 0.8, is virtually unchanged#ce5f38 — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#cf6039 — ΔE 0.3, is virtually unchangedTest Campfire 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 3.95:1 and against black 5.32:1, so black 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.
#ffd1c1 · #fb9675 · #ce5f38 · #ac4620 · #7d2600 · #4a1100
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.
#d89c4f · #d57e3b · #ce5f38 · #b74c4a · #9c3d55 · #7f3159
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.
#e7be37 · #b5a26c · #ce5f38 · #a34929 · #802e0e · #3e3000
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.
#ffe7df · #00d4ff · #ce5f38 · #7c5c52 · #6b3522 · #402016
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#e3f6fc · #b29a92 · #ce5f38 · #606d71 · #3c261e · #000305
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 · #bdcdd3 · #90a2a8 · #142c33 · #00090f · #ce5f38
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#def7ff · #25b1d3 · #ce5f38 · #007790 · #00323e · #240300
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#b9dfc9 · #97bde1 · #ce5f38 · #497870 · #323b59 · #1e050a
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#d9fce7 · #52b785 · #ce5f38 · #5b5cbf · #231c69 · #000401
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#e8f8d9 · #88af5a · #ce5f38 · #007790 · #3f0e5a · #000408
#DA7756 · #E68F71 · #F2A68D · #FCBEA8 · #FFD8CA
#AE4A26 · #8F3615 · #712302 · #511400 · #320700
#C06A4C · #B2725D · #A27A6C
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.