#AD654CRed Cent (#AD654C) is a mid-tone, soft red with an OKLCH hue of 40°, lightness 0.58 and chroma 0.1. 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 | #AD654C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(173, 101, 76) |
| HSL | hsl(15, 39%, 49%) |
| HSV | hsv(15, 56%, 68%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 42%, 56%, 32%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(50.4 26.4 26.6) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.582 0.100 40) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Red Cent shifts only faintly, with no single dominant change; 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.
#af6145 — ΔE 1.0, shifts only faintly, with no single dominant change#b1654a — ΔE 0.7, is virtually unchanged#ad654c — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#ad664d — ΔE 0.2, is virtually unchangedTest Red Cent 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 4.43:1 and against black 4.74:1, 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.
#fec2ad · #da9881 · #ad654c · #8d4c35 · #642b17 · #3d0d00
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.
#be9768 · #b77e56 · #ad654c · #98534f · #80434f · #68354d
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.
#cfb66a · #a49876 · #ad654c · #874c38 · #663220 · #332802
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.
#ffd8cb · #6cceeb · #ad654c · #6b564f · #563327 · #311c15
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#e8f4f8 · #a1928d · #ad654c · #5a6365 · #32241f · #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.
#e7f5f9 · #becdd3 · #90a2a8 · #142c33 · #00090f · #ad654c
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#def7ff · #58a2b8 · #ad654c · #006c84 · #002d39 · #190200
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#def7ff · #54a6a1 · #ad654c · #2f6497 · #002f2d · #000618
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#e1f8eb · #68a585 · #ad654c · #565999 · #212050 · #000401
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#ebf6e1 · #86a06b · #ad654c · #006c84 · #341947 · #000408
#BD7B65 · #CC927E · #DBA998 · #EAC0B2 · #F9D8CC
#92513B · #773E2A · #5D2C1A · #451A0B · #2E0A01
#A36B57 · #997061 · #8F746B
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.