Deep Puce (#A95C68)

HEX, RGB, HSL, CMYK values + mood/style/use-case color tags. Use this page to keep your colors consistent across web and print.

Preview

Sample Text

This is how text may look on this color.

Best text color: #FFFFFF
Contrast vs white: 4.75:1 — vs black: 4.42:1

Color values

HEX #A95C68
RGB rgb(169, 92, 104)
HSL hsl(350, 45%, 66%)
CMYK cmyk( 0, 45.56, 38.46, 33.73 )

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Tags

Mood

Style

Use case

Text (210) Button (200) Logo (175)

Tip: tags are heuristic suggestions (helpful for browsing and inspiration).

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #A95C68 based on color theory relationships.

Complementary

The color directly opposite on the color wheel — creates maximum contrast and vibrance.

Deep Puce
#A95C68 Base

#5CA99D

Analogous

Colors adjacent on the wheel — naturally harmonious and pleasing to the eye.

Deep Puce
#A95C68 Base

#A95C8F

#A9775C

Triadic

Three colors equally spaced 120° apart — bold, balanced, and visually rich.

Deep Puce
#A95C68 Base

#68A95C

#5C68A9

Split-Complementary

Two colors flanking the complement — high contrast with less tension than full complementary.

Deep Puce
#A95C68 Base

#5CA977

#5C8FA9

Tetradic (Square)

Four colors at 90° intervals — rich variety, best when one color dominates.

Deep Puce
#A95C68 Base

#8FA95C

#5CA99D

#775CA9

Monochromatic

Shades and tints of the same hue — cohesive, elegant, and easy to work with.

Deep Puce
#A95C68 Base

#47252B

#794049

#904C57

#B77781

#C38E96

#DEC0C5

Shades & Tints

Darker shades and lighter tints of Deep Puce, generated by adjusting lightness while keeping the same hue and saturation.

Shades (darker)

— #11090A

— #30191D

— #4E292F

— #6D3A42

— #8C4A54

Deep Puce #A95C68 Base

— #B87983

— #C8979E

— #D7B4B9

— #E7D1D4

— #F6EEF0

CSS & SCSS Snippets

Ready-to-use code snippets for #A95C68. Click the copy button to copy any snippet to your clipboard.

/* Background */
.element {
    background-color: #A95C68;
}

/* Text */
.element {
    color: #A95C68;
}

/* Border */
.element {
    border: 1px solid #A95C68;
}

/* Linear gradient to complementary */
.element {
    background: linear-gradient(
        to right,
        #A95C68,
        #82D0C4
    );
}

/* Radial gradient */
.element {
    background: radial-gradient(
        circle,
        #A95C68,
        #82D0C4
    );
}

// SCSS variable
$deep-puce: #A95C68;

// With RGB channels (useful for rgba() usage)
$deep-puce-r: 169;
$deep-puce-g: 92;
$deep-puce-b: 104;

// Usage
.element {
    background-color: $deep-puce;
    color: rgba($deep-puce-r, $deep-puce-g, $deep-puce-b, 0.8);
}

Color Blindness Simulation

How Deep Puce appears to people with different types of color vision deficiency.

Normal Vision #A95C68 How the color appears with full color vision.

Deuteranopia #797966 Deuteranopia affects ~8% of males. Green cones are absent, making it difficult to distinguish red from green. The most common form of color blindness.

Protanopia #686868 Protanopia affects ~1% of males. Red cones are absent, causing reds to appear dark and indistinguishable from greens and browns.

Tritanopia #A85E5E Tritanopia is rare (~0.003%). Blue cones are absent, making blue and yellow difficult to distinguish. Blues may appear green, yellows appear pink.

Achromatopsia #737373 Achromatopsia is complete color blindness. The world is seen entirely in shades of grey. Affects ~1 in 30,000 people.

Similar Named Colors

The closest named colors to Deep Puce ranked by perceptual difference (Delta-E 2000 — lower = more similar).

Deep Puce #A95C68 Base

Popstar #BE4F62 ΔE 5.15

China Rose #A8516E ΔE 5.47

Rose Vale #AB4E52 ΔE 6.10

English Red #AB4B52 ΔE 6.14

How to use this color

Copy HEX for CSS and design tools, or RGB/HSL for UI adjustments.
Use CMYK when preparing print assets (posters, packaging, brochures).
Check contrast before using it for text or important UI elements.