#C34B1BRed Panda (#C34B1B) is a mid-tone, saturated red with an OKLCH hue of 40°, lightness 0.57 and chroma 0.164. 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 | #C34B1B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(195, 75, 27) |
| HSL | hsl(17, 76%, 44%) |
| HSV | hsv(17, 86%, 76%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 62%, 86%, 24%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(47.9 45.9 50.2) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.568 0.164 40) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Red Panda is virtually unchanged; in north-facing or shaded light it is virtually unchanged. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 0.7), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#c44714 — ΔE 0.7, is virtually unchanged#c64a18 — ΔE 0.6, is virtually unchanged#c34b1b — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#c44c1c — ΔE 0.3, is virtually unchangedTest Red Panda 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 4.84:1 and against black 4.34:1, so white 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.
#ffbba3 · #ef845f · #c34b1b · #9f3300 · #691e00 · #380a00
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.
#cb8c32 · #c96d18 · #c34b1b · #ac3739 · #902846 · #741e4c
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.
#d8af00 · #a79358 · #c34b1b · #98360d · #702100 · #302500
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.
#02d4ff · #b38e81 · #c34b1b · #81442f · #5d2916 · #351408
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#e2f6fd · #a48b83 · #c34b1b · #526064 · #371f17 · #000306
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 · #bdcdd3 · #90a2a8 · #142c33 · #00090f · #c34b1b
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#d8d3ae · #34b6b9 · #c34b1b · #81546b · #2a3746 · #04120c
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#c8dbb9 · #7cb3af · #c34b1b · #3f6896 · #2d373f · #170e04
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#d7fde6 · #33aa75 · #c34b1b · #4f4bb6 · #1f1067 · #000401
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#e7f9d6 · #77a144 · #c34b1b · #00687f · #3a0057 · #000408
#D26742 · #E08262 · #EE9D81 · #FAB7A0 · #FFD4C5
#A53908 · #872A00 · #681E00 · #4A1200 · #2F0700
#B55837 · #A6634B · #966B5D
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.