#E62020Lust (#E62020) is a mid-tone, vivid red with an OKLCH hue of 28°, lightness 0.59 and chroma 0.227. 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 | #E62020 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(230, 32, 32) |
| HSL | hsl(0, 80%, 51%) |
| HSV | hsv(0, 86%, 90%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 86%, 86%, 10%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(49.5 70.8 51.9) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.592 0.227 28) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Lust 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.
#e6151a — ΔE 0.7, is virtually unchanged#ea1c1d — ΔE 0.8, is virtually unchanged#e62020 — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#e72121 — ΔE 0.2, is virtually unchangedTest Lust 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 4.57:1 and against black 4.59:1, 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.
#ffc4bc · #ff8476 · #e62020 · #bc000b · #800004 · #480001
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.
#ec8400 · #e95e00 · #e62020 · #c8044b · #a6005f · #820268
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.
#f2ad00 · #c19340 · #e62020 · #b51013 · #870005 · #3c2700
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.
#00ddf3 · #c68f87 · #e62020 · #983c34 · #70201b · #43100d
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#daf8fd · #b38f89 · #e62020 · #54686b · #401e1a · #000304
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.
#e6f5f7 · #bccdd0 · #8ea1a4 · #0f2a2e · #00070a · #e62020
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#cfd7b3 · #37c6ae · #e62020 · #855578 · #30412e · #1a0d04
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#d6faff · #00b299 · #e62020 · #006b9b · #003129 · #00050f
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#d4ffd9 · #2bb651 · #e62020 · #2f4de2 · #0e0084 · #000200
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#edf9c5 · #91a500 · #e62020 · #00717d · #360069 · #000304
#F25045 · #FE7264 · #FF9689 · #FFB7AD · #FFD5CF
#C4000D · #9D0007 · #790004 · #560001 · #360000
#D3463C · #BF5B50 · #A96A62
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.