#C3988BMuddy Mire (#C3988B) is a light, muted red with an OKLCH hue of 37°, lightness 0.72 and chroma 0.055. 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 | #C3988B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(195, 152, 139) |
| HSL | hsl(14, 32%, 65%) |
| HSV | hsv(14, 29%, 76%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 22%, 29%, 24%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(66.5 14.2 13) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.716 0.055 37) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Muddy Mire shifts subtly: leans toward orange; in north-facing or shaded light it is virtually unchanged. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 1.5), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#c89481 — ΔE 1.5, shifts subtly: leans toward orange#c89888 — ΔE 0.9, shifts subtly: leans toward orange#c3988b — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#c3998d — ΔE 0.3, is virtually unchangedTest Muddy Mire 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 2.57:1 and against black 8.18:1, so black text is the stronger pairing. That pairing passes WCAG AA for body text. Avoid white 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.
#ffede8 · #e7bfb3 · #c3988b · #987267 · #715046 · #4c3028
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.
#e3c3a1 · #d9ab8f · #c3988b · #b8807e · #a16f7a · #886073
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.
#ccc2a8 · #c3988b · #a7786a · #796631 · #684034 · #3a3118
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.
#ffe3da · #d4c1bc · #c3988b · #488da0 · #765b53 · #513f3a
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#eaf4f6 · #c3988b · #918582 · #4d5355 · #291e1b · #000102
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.
#ffede8 · #dbc7c1 · #c3988b · #41271f · #1e0501 · #ee6338
The same quiet ground carrying one bright gold voice — the high-energy pairing a cool or muted anchor cannot reach through its own temperature.
#ffede8 · #dbc7c1 · #c3988b · #41271f · #1e0501 · #d8c64e
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#e2f6fc · #c3988b · #5d91a0 · #0b5b6d · #002630 · #050000
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#e2f6fc · #c3988b · #5c948e · #2d5579 · #002825 · #00040f
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#e6f7ec · #c3988b · #69937a · #484d7b · #1a1d3f · #000501
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#edf5e5 · #c3988b · #7e8f68 · #0b5b6d · #2a1839 · #000407
#CDA79B · #D7B5AB · #E1C4BB · #EBD3CC · #F5E2DD
#A27B70 · #826056 · #63463D · #462D26 · #2A1610
#BD9B90 · #B69D95 · #AF9F9B
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.