#AD6242Mars (#AD6242) is a mid-tone, soft red with an OKLCH hue of 43°, lightness 0.58 and chroma 0.108. 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 | #AD6242 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(173, 98, 66) |
| HSL | hsl(18, 45%, 47%) |
| HSV | hsv(18, 62%, 68%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 43%, 62%, 32%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(49.5 27.3 31.2) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.575 0.108 43) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Mars is virtually unchanged; in north-facing or shaded light it is virtually unchanged. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 1), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#af5e3c — ΔE 1.0, is virtually unchanged#b16240 — ΔE 0.7, is virtually unchanged#ad6242 — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#ad6343 — ΔE 0.2, is virtually unchangedTest Mars 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 4.56:1 and against black 4.6:1, 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.
#febfa5 · #da9578 · #ad6242 · #8d492b · #64280b · #390e00
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.
#bb9660 · #b67c4d · #ad6242 · #994f47 · #813f4a · #693148
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.
#cbb561 · #a19771 · #ad6242 · #864a2f · #662f17 · #312700
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.
#ffd5c4 · #62c9ed · #ad6242 · #6a544b · #563122 · #2f1a11
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#e8f4f9 · #a09089 · #ad6242 · #586164 · #32231d · #000203
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.
#e7f4fa · #becdd3 · #90a2a9 · #142c34 · #000910 · #ad6242
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#dad9b4 · #55bcbe · #ad6242 · #81596c · #293644 · #04100b
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#e0f6ff · #4aa4a2 · #ad6242 · #2e619a · #002e2e · #000519
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#dff9ec · #5fa585 · #ad6242 · #585599 · #231d51 · #000301
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#e9f7e1 · #7f9f68 · #ad6242 · #006985 · #361546 · #000408
#BD795D · #CC9077 · #DCA792 · #EBBFAD · #F9D7C9
#924F32 · #773C22 · #5E2A13 · #451904 · #2E0900
#A3684F · #996D5B · #8D7267
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.