#9E3D3FSappanwood (#9E3D3F) is a dark, soft red with an OKLCH hue of 22°, lightness 0.49 and chroma 0.13. 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 | #9E3D3F |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(158, 61, 63) |
| HSL | hsl(359, 44%, 43%) |
| HSV | hsv(359, 61%, 62%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 61%, 60%, 38%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(39.5 40.5 19.9) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.494 0.130 22) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Sappanwood shifts subtly: leans toward orange; 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.
#9f3a3a — ΔE 0.7, shifts subtly: leans toward orange#a13d3d — ΔE 0.7, is virtually unchanged#9e3d3f — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#9e3d40 — ΔE 0.1, is virtually unchangedTest Sappanwood 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 6.58:1 and against black 3.19:1, 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.
#ed9d9a · #ca7270 · #9e3d3f · #7d2429 · #53000c · #220001
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.
#b37347 · #ab583e · #9e3d3f · #842e47 · #692249 · #4e1846
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.
#d8b689 · #cc8f30 · #967952 · #9e3d3f · #76282a · #550c13
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.
#36dce8 · #987977 · #9e3d3f · #643332 · #421819 · #1e0506
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#e5f6f7 · #c5afad · #727e7f · #9e3d3f · #594241 · #000202
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.
#e6f5f6 · #bccdce · #8da1a2 · #0c282a · #000607 · #9e3d3f
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#d5fafd · #55c9d1 · #008d95 · #9e3d3f · #005459 · #1b0001
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#c2e0c3 · #77c39c · #6d929f · #9e3d3f · #3d4c6d · #1e0512
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#e4f9e1 · #8fc688 · #5079c8 · #9e3d3f · #264684 · #000200
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#f2f5d7 · #b6bc6c · #008d95 · #9e3d3f · #4b3b7f · #000203
#B25A59 · #C57775 · #D89491 · #EAB1AE · #FCCECC
#862F32 · #6F2125 · #591418 · #44060C · #2F0003
#934747 · #87504E · #7A5756
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.