#BB5C4DTandoori (#BB5C4D) is a mid-tone, soft red with an OKLCH hue of 31°, lightness 0.59 and chroma 0.126. 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 | #BB5C4D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(187, 92, 77) |
| HSL | hsl(8, 45%, 52%) |
| HSV | hsv(8, 59%, 73%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 51%, 59%, 27%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(50.4 36.9 26.4) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.586 0.126 31) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Tandoori is virtually unchanged; in north-facing or shaded light it is virtually unchanged. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 0.9), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#bd5847 — ΔE 0.9, is virtually unchanged#bf5c4b — ΔE 0.8, is virtually unchanged#bb5c4d — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#bb5d4e — ΔE 0.2, is virtually unchangedTest Tandoori 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 4.42:1 and against black 4.75:1, 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.
#ffc2b7 · #e89182 · #bb5c4d · #9a4336 · #6f2218 · #460000
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.
#cc935e · #c57750 · #bb5c4d · #a34b55 · #883d59 · #6c3158
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.
#e1b151 · #ae976d · #bb5c4d · #924539 · #702b21 · #392700
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.
#45daf2 · #b4958f · #bb5c4d · #7f4d45 · #5c312a · #361b16
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#e5f5f8 · #a6928e · #bb5c4d · #5a6567 · #36231f · #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.
#e6f5f8 · #bdcdd1 · #8fa2a5 · #102b2f · #00080b · #bb5c4d
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#d8f9ff · #39a8ba · #bb5c4d · #006f7e · #002f36 · #080000
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#d8f9ff · #41ab9a · #bb5c4d · #00699d · #00302a · #000510
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#e1fae5 · #67a977 · #bb5c4d · #485ba9 · #16205c · #000200
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#eef6da · #8fa157 · #bb5c4d · #006f7e · #321654 · #000305
#CA7466 · #D88C7F · #E6A498 · #F3BCB2 · #FFD5CD
#9E493C · #81362B · #66241B · #4C130B · #330301
#AF6558 · #A36C62 · #95736C
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.