#DC5226Langoustine (#DC5226) is a mid-tone, saturated red with an OKLCH hue of 37°, lightness 0.62 and chroma 0.182. 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 | #DC5226 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(220, 82, 38) |
| HSL | hsl(15, 72%, 51%) |
| HSV | hsv(15, 83%, 86%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 63%, 83%, 14%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(53.4 52 51.9) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.618 0.182 37) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Langoustine 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.
#dd4d1f — ΔE 0.8, is virtually unchanged#e05123 — ΔE 0.7, is virtually unchanged#dc5226 — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#dd5327 — ΔE 0.3, is virtually unchangedTest Langoustine 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 3.98:1 and against black 5.28:1, 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.
#ffd1c4 · #ff9475 · #dc5226 · #b83805 · #812200 · #4d0f00
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.
#e39834 · #e2761d · #dc5226 · #c33e46 · #a63056 · #87275e
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.
#eebc00 · #bba15f · #dc5226 · #ae3e1a · #882400 · #403000
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.
#ffe8e1 · #09d8ff · #dc5226 · #815b4f · #73301c · #451e12
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#e0f6fd · #b69991 · #dc5226 · #5f6e73 · #3f241c · #000407
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 · #bdcdd2 · #90a2a8 · #132c33 · #000a0f · #dc5226
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#ddf7ff · #00b3d4 · #dc5226 · #00788f · #00323e · #250200
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#ddf7ff · #00b9ae · #dc5226 · #006fb7 · #003431 · #000615
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#d5fee4 · #3cbb7c · #dc5226 · #5658d1 · #211476 · #000501
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#e8f9d2 · #88b144 · #dc5226 · #00788f · #410065 · #000407
#E86E4A · #F28868 · #FCA186 · #FFBCA8 · #FFD8CC
#BA3E13 · #992A00 · #751E00 · #531100 · #330600
#CC6242 · #BB6E57 · #A97869
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.