#8C3F52Liaison (#8C3F52) is a dark, soft pink with an OKLCH hue of 7°, lightness 0.47 and chroma 0.106. 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 | #8C3F52 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(140, 63, 82) |
| HSL | hsl(345, 38%, 40%) |
| HSV | hsv(345, 55%, 55%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 55%, 41%, 45%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(37.4 34.7 4.5) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.474 0.106 7) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Liaison shifts subtly: leans toward orange; in north-facing or shaded light it is virtually unchanged. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 0.9), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#8d3c4c — ΔE 0.9, shifts subtly: leans toward orange#8f3f50 — ΔE 0.7, shifts subtly: leans toward orange#8c3f52 — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#8c3f53 — ΔE 0.2, is virtually unchangedTest Liaison 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 7.12:1 and against black 2.95:1, 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.
#dc9aa7 · #b87180 · #8c3f52 · #6d273a · #45061c · #1a0005
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.
#a96d59 · #9c5553 · #8c3f52 · #723252 · #57274e · #3d1c46
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.
#d2ad91 · #c78550 · #917159 · #8c3f52 · #672939 · #471020
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.
#67dbcf · #ba8f97 · #8d7478 · #8c3f52 · #583039 · #321b20
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#e7f5f3 · #beacaf · #6e7876 · #8c3f52 · #503e41 · #000101
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.
#e7f5f3 · #bccdcb · #8da19e · #0c2825 · #000504 · #8c3f52
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#c5dbbb · #c19ebd · #3896b1 · #8c3f52 · #354665 · #1d061a
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#dbf9f5 · #84c29c · #00849c · #8c3f52 · #04512f · #000407
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#ecf6df · #a4bc81 · #3b7ab0 · #8c3f52 · #0e4670 · #010400
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#f8f2da · #c1b272 · #00887f · #8c3f52 · #373d73 · #000201
#A15B6A · #B67784 · #CB949E · #E0B1B9 · #F4CFD5
#773243 · #622535 · #4F1927 · #3C0C1A · #29030E
#834754 · #7A4D56 · #6F5358
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.