#BB5F62Her Velour (#BB5F62) is a mid-tone, soft red with an OKLCH hue of 19°, lightness 0.6 and chroma 0.119. 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 | #BB5F62 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(187, 95, 98) |
| HSL | hsl(358, 40%, 55%) |
| HSV | hsv(358, 49%, 73%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 49%, 48%, 27%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(51.4 37.2 15.5) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.596 0.119 19) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Her Velour shifts subtly: leans toward orange; in north-facing or shaded light it is virtually unchanged. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 1.1), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#bd5b5b — ΔE 1.1, shifts subtly: leans toward orange#bf5f60 — ΔE 0.8, shifts subtly: leans toward orange#bb5f62 — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#bb6064 — ΔE 0.3, is virtually unchangedTest Her Velour 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 4.26:1 and against black 4.93:1, 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.
#ffc5c5 · #e89494 · #bb5f62 · #9a464a · #6f262b · #46040f
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.
#d2936d · #c87864 · #bb5f62 · #a15067 · #844367 · #683763
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.
#ecaf61 · #b59775 · #bb5f62 · #93484a · #712e31 · #412600
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.
#4fdbe1 · #b59897 · #bb5f62 · #805050 · #5d3434 · #371d1d
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#e6f5f6 · #a89494 · #bb5f62 · #5d6768 · #362424 · #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.
#e6f5f6 · #bbcdcd · #8ca0a1 · #0b2728 · #000506 · #bb5f62
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#dbd9b3 · #68b7dd · #bb5f62 · #835e76 · #2d3959 · #070e2b
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#d7fafb · #57ad90 · #bb5f62 · #006f92 · #003225 · #00050c
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#e6f8e1 · #7ba86f · #bb5f62 · #3964a8 · #05265a · #000200
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#f3f4d9 · #9e9f57 · #bb5f62 · #007378 · #2a1c57 · #000203
#C97678 · #D78E8E · #E5A5A5 · #F2BDBC · #FFD5D4
#9E4B4E · #81383C · #66262A · #4B1419 · #320409
#B06768 · #A46F6F · #977575
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.