#A55A55Cheek Red (#A55A55) is a mid-tone, soft red with an OKLCH hue of 25°, lightness 0.55 and chroma 0.099. 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 | #A55A55 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(165, 90, 85) |
| HSL | hsl(4, 32%, 49%) |
| HSV | hsv(4, 48%, 65%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 45%, 48%, 35%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(46.9 30.1 16.6) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.554 0.099 25) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Cheek Red 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.
#a7574e — ΔE 1.0, shifts subtly: leans toward orange#a85a53 — ΔE 0.6, is virtually unchanged#a55a55 — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#a55b56 — ΔE 0.2, is virtually unchangedTest Cheek Red 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 5.01:1 and against black 4.19:1, 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.
#f6b6b0 · #d28d87 · #a55a55 · #85413d · #5c2220 · #360305
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.
#bb8a67 · #b2725b · #a55a55 · #8d4a57 · #743c55 · #5a2f50
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.
#d3a764 · #a28d6f · #a55a55 · #7f423e · #5e2926 · #311e00
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.
#6dd7e2 · #a58d8a · #a55a55 · #6f4844 · #4d2c29 · #2a1513
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#e8f5f6 · #998987 · #a55a55 · #525b5c · #2f201f · #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.
#e6f5f7 · #bccdcf · #8ea1a4 · #0f2a2d · #000709 · #a55a55
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#cfe3c2 · #d4b592 · #4ab0bc · #a55a55 · #4b6076 · #1e0513
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#dcf8fb · #549d8a · #a55a55 · #006188 · #002c23 · #00050d
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#e6f8e6 · #6f9a6f · #a55a55 · #3d5791 · #0f214d · #000200
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#f1f5de · #8c935a · #a55a55 · #00666e · #281948 · #000304
#B6726D · #C78A85 · #D7A39E · #E8BBB7 · #F8D5D1
#8B4844 · #723733 · #5A2624 · #431615 · #2D0707
#9B605C · #916662 · #876B68
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.