#B44933Crimson Boy (#B44933) is a mid-tone, saturated red with an OKLCH hue of 33°, lightness 0.54 and chroma 0.144. 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 | #B44933 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(180, 73, 51) |
| HSL | hsl(10, 56%, 45%) |
| HSV | hsv(10, 72%, 71%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 59%, 72%, 29%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(45.2 42.1 34.8) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.544 0.144 33) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Crimson Boy 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.
#b5452e — ΔE 0.8, is virtually unchanged#b74831 — ΔE 0.6, is virtually unchanged#b44933 — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#b54a34 — ΔE 0.3, is virtually unchangedTest Crimson Boy 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 5.33:1 and against black 3.94:1, 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.
#ffae9b · #e1806b · #b44933 · #92301c · #650e00 · #330100
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.
#c28442 · #bd6733 · #b44933 · #9c3742 · #812a4a · #651f4b
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.
#d5a422 · #a18a59 · #b44933 · #8a3422 · #681808 · #2b1e00
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.
#00dbfc · #a9877f · #b44933 · #763f33 · #53241a · #2c0f09
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#e3f6fa · #9b847f · #b44933 · #4d595c · #321d18 · #000203
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.
#e7f5f8 · #bccdd1 · #8ea1a6 · #0f292f · #00070b · #b44933
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#daf8ff · #009bb3 · #b44933 · #006171 · #002931 · #080000
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#daf8ff · #00a091 · #b44933 · #005b8f · #002a26 · #000613
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#ddfbe4 · #4b9e69 · #b44933 · #3f4ba5 · #15155d · #000601
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#ecf7d8 · #7d9641 · #b44933 · #006171 · #310752 · #000305
#C56550 · #D5806D · #E49B8A · #F3B6A7 · #FFD2C7
#993825 · #7E2817 · #641808 · #4C0700 · #310100
#A75442 · #9A5D50 · #8C655C
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.