#B5948DNude Lips (#B5948D) is a light, muted red with an OKLCH hue of 32°, lightness 0.69 and chroma 0.041. 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 | #B5948D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(181, 148, 141) |
| HSL | hsl(11, 21%, 63%) |
| HSV | hsv(11, 22%, 71%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 18%, 22%, 29%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(64.1 11.2 8.4) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.695 0.041 32) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Nude Lips shifts subtly: leans toward orange; in north-facing or shaded light it shifts subtly: leans toward pink. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 1.5), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#ba9083 — ΔE 1.5, shifts subtly: leans toward orange#ba948a — ΔE 0.9, shifts subtly: leans toward orange#b5948d — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#b5958f — ΔE 0.3, shifts subtly: leans toward pinkTest Nude Lips 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 2.77:1 and against black 7.59:1, 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.
#ffede9 · #e0c1bb · #b5948d · #92756e · #6c524d · #48322d
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.
#debb9c · #d4a38b · #b5948d · #b1797c · #996977 · #805a70
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.
#c8bba1 · #b5948d · #a17167 · #765e2b · #633a32 · #362b13
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.
#89d2e0 · #b5948d · #897773 · #72544e · #503732 · #2e1e1b
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#eaf4f6 · #b5948d · #8a7f7c · #494f51 · #281d1a · #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.
#fceeeb · #d6c6c2 · #b5948d · #35211d · #120201 · #e7573e
The same quiet ground carrying one bright gold voice — the high-energy pairing a cool or muted anchor cannot reach through its own temperature.
#fceeeb · #d6c6c2 · #b5948d · #35211d · #120201 · #d9c64e
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#e2f6fb · #b5948d · #558c97 · #005865 · #00252c · #050000
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#e2f6fb · #b5948d · #578e84 · #235273 · #002621 · #000510
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#e7f6eb · #b5948d · #678c70 · #404b77 · #151c3e · #000200
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#eff5e4 · #b5948d · #7b885f · #005865 · #251738 · #000204
#C1A39D · #CDB3AD · #D9C2BD · #E5D2CE · #F1E2DF
#967872 · #785E59 · #5B4540 · #402D29 · #261714
#B09690 · #AB9894 · #A69A97
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.