#D7837FYork Pink (#D7837F) is a light, soft red with an OKLCH hue of 23°, lightness 0.7 and chroma 0.104. 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 | #D7837F |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(215, 131, 127) |
| HSL | hsl(3, 52%, 67%) |
| HSV | hsv(3, 41%, 84%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 39%, 41%, 16%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(63.5 31.9 16) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.698 0.104 23) |
Under warm 2700K interior light York Pink shifts subtly: leans toward orange; in north-facing or shaded light it is virtually unchanged. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 1.3), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#da7f76 — ΔE 1.3, shifts subtly: leans toward orange#dc837c — ΔE 0.9, shifts subtly: leans toward orange#d7837f — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#d78481 — ΔE 0.3, is virtually unchangedTest York Pink 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 2.82:1 and against black 7.44:1, 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.
#ffedec · #ffb2ae · #d7837f · #af6461 · #854341 · #5c2323
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.
#edb691 · #e49c84 · #d7837f · #bd7281 · #a26380 · #85567b
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.
#d1b998 · #d7837f · #ae6a66 · #855801 · #6d3331 · #3e2805
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.
#66d8e2 · #d7837f · #8e7674 · #7a504e · #583432 · #331c1b
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#e7f5f6 · #d7837f · #8f7e7d · #475051 · #2b1b1a · #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 · #d7837f
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#dbf9fb · #d7837f · #399199 · #005a60 · #002629 · #070000
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#dbf9fb · #d7837f · #46937e · #005677 · #00271e · #00060f
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#e6f8e5 · #d7837f · #649061 · #2f4c87 · #071c49 · #000200
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#f1f4dd · #d7837f · #83884b · #005a60 · #231345 · #000203
#E09590 · #E9A6A2 · #F1B8B4 · #F9CAC7 · #FFDDDA
#B46966 · #92504D · #713836 · #522120 · #340C0C
#CC8A86 · #C08F8C · #B49593
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.