#C3816EEarthworm (#C3816E) is a mid-tone, soft red with an OKLCH hue of 37°, lightness 0.67 and chroma 0.087. 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 | #C3816E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(195, 129, 110) |
| HSL | hsl(13, 41%, 60%) |
| HSV | hsv(13, 44%, 76%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 34%, 44%, 24%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(60.3 23.3 20.8) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.666 0.087 37) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Earthworm shifts only faintly, with no single dominant change; in north-facing or shaded light it is virtually unchanged. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 1.2), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#c67d66 — ΔE 1.2, shifts only faintly, with no single dominant change#c8816b — ΔE 0.9, is virtually unchanged#c3816e — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#c38270 — ΔE 0.3, is virtually unchangedTest Earthworm 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 3.14:1 and against black 6.69:1, 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.
#ffe7e0 · #f1b4a3 · #c3816e · #a36756 · #7a4536 · #522619
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.
#d7b28a · #ce9979 · #c3816e · #ad6e6d · #955e6b · #7c4f66
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.
#beb294 · #c3816e · #9d6757 · #6e5713 · #5e3023 · #2f2406
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.
#7dd1e7 · #c3816e · #826e69 · #6c4b41 · #4b2f27 · #291712
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#e9f4f7 · #c3816e · #837672 · #434a4c · #261a16 · #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.
#e8f4f8 · #bfcdd1 · #91a2a7 · #162c32 · #000a0f · #c3816e
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#dff7fd · #c3816e · #448494 · #005262 · #00222a · #060000
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#b9decc · #72b9ab · #c3816e · #526b7c · #35405a · #1f060f
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#e4f7eb · #c3816e · #558669 · #3d4377 · #16183f · #000501
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#edf5e3 · #c3816e · #6e8154 · #005262 · #261138 · #000407
#CE9382 · #DAA596 · #E5B8AB · #F0CABF · #FADDD4
#A36857 · #845041 · #66392D · #4A2419 · #2F1007
#BA8676 · #B08A7F · #A68E87
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.