#8F3F2AFire (#8F3F2A) is a dark, soft red with an OKLCH hue of 36°, lightness 0.47 and chroma 0.114. 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 | #8F3F2A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(143, 63, 42) |
| HSL | hsl(12, 55%, 36%) |
| HSV | hsv(12, 71%, 56%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 56%, 71%, 44%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(37 32.4 29) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.470 0.114 36) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Fire is virtually unchanged; in north-facing or shaded light it is virtually unchanged. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 0.7), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#903c25 — ΔE 0.7, is virtually unchanged#923f28 — ΔE 0.6, is virtually unchanged#8f3f2a — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#8f3f2b — ΔE 0.1, is virtually unchangedTest Fire 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 7.21:1 and against black 2.91:1, 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.
#e8a795 · #c57d6a · #a25540 · #8f3f2a · #520f00 · #240100
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.
#a0733f · #995930 · #8f3f2a · #792e32 · #612035 · #491433
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.
#c5b286 · #b29037 · #857650 · #8f3f2a · #692918 · #490e01
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.
#5dd6f2 · #bc8f83 · #8d736c · #8f3f2a · #593025 · #321a14
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#e7f5f9 · #bfaca7 · #6c7679 · #8f3f2a · #503d38 · #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 · #bdcdd1 · #8ea1a6 · #10292f · #00070b · #8f3f2a
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#dcf8ff · #66c0d6 · #008299 · #8f3f2a · #004b59 · #1c0100
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#b6dcc6 · #76c0ac · #7490a0 · #8f3f2a · #3d4864 · #21060d
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#e0f9e8 · #80c399 · #626db6 · #8f3f2a · #353c75 · #000601
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#ecf6de · #a3bc7c · #008299 · #8f3f2a · #4f326b · #000305
#A45C48 · #B97866 · #CE9585 · #E2B2A5 · #F6D0C5
#7A321F · #652514 · #511809 · #3E0C02 · #2B0200
#854736 · #7B4D41 · #70534B
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.