#C95B83Lipstick (#C95B83) is a mid-tone, saturated pink with an OKLCH hue of 359°, lightness 0.62 and chroma 0.146. 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 | #C95B83 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(201, 91, 131) |
| HSL | hsl(338, 50%, 57%) |
| HSV | hsv(338, 55%, 79%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 55%, 35%, 21%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(53.5 47.8 -0.8) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.618 0.146 359) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Lipstick shifts subtly: leans toward red; in north-facing or shaded light it is virtually unchanged. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 1.3), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#cb577a — ΔE 1.3, shifts subtly: leans toward red#cd5b80 — ΔE 0.9, shifts subtly: leans toward red#c95b83 — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#ca5c85 — ΔE 0.4, is virtually unchangedTest Lipstick 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 3.96:1 and against black 5.31:1, 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.
#ffcedc · #f692b3 · #c95b83 · #a74268 · #7b2146 · #500027
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.
#e98e7d · #dc747d · #c95b83 · #a85088 · #874687 · #663d7f
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.
#ffae7d · #ca987a · #c95b83 · #9f4666 · #7c2b4b · #512402
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.
#ffe7ed · #1ee2c7 · #c95b83 · #7b5b65 · #693346 · #3f202a
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#e4f7f2 · #b19aa0 · #c95b83 · #626f6b · #3b252c · #000201
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.
#e7f5f2 · #bccdc9 · #8ea19c · #0e2823 · #000504 · #c95b83
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#dadcb6 · #6fcfbb · #c95b83 · #7f678a · #334533 · #1b051d
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#d3fcf2 · #69b579 · #c95b83 · #007988 · #003713 · #000304
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#eef7d6 · #99ab53 · #c95b83 · #0073a9 · #00304a · #010100
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#fdf1d1 · #be9d41 · #c95b83 · #007d6d · #162269 · #000201
#D67395 · #E28BA7 · #EEA3BA · #F9BBCD · #FFD5E1
#A9476B · #8B3355 · #6D203F · #510D2A · #350017
#BD6684 · #AF7084 · #A17985
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.