New York Pink (#D7837F)

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: #000000
Contrast vs white: 2.82:1 — vs black: 7.44:1

Color values

  • HEX #D7837F
  • RGB rgb(215, 131, 127)
  • HSL hsl(2, 40%, 84%)
  • CMYK cmyk( 0, 39.07, 40.93, 15.69 )

Tags

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

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #D7837F based on color theory relationships.

Complementary

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

New York Pink
#D7837F Base
#7FD3D7
Analogous

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

New York Pink
#D7837F Base
#D77FA7
#D7AF7F
Triadic

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

New York Pink
#D7837F Base
#7FD783
#837FD7
Split-Complementary

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

New York Pink
#D7837F Base
#7FD7AF
#7FA7D7
Tetradic (Square)

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

New York Pink
#D7837F Base
#A7D77F
#7FD3D7
#AF7FD7
Monochromatic

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

New York Pink
#D7837F Base
#90312D
#C54B45
#CD6560
#E1A19E
#E9BBB9
#F9ECEC
Shades & Tints

Darker shades and lighter tints of New York Pink, generated by adjusting lightness while keeping the same hue and saturation.

Shades (darker)

#130706
#441715
#742824
#A43833
#C8544F
New York Pink #D7837F Base
#DE9895
#E5ADAA
#EBC2C0
#F2D7D6
#F9ECEC
CSS & SCSS Snippets

Ready-to-use code snippets for #D7837F. Click the copy button to copy any snippet to your clipboard.

CSS Properties
/* Background */
.element {
    background-color: #D7837F;
}

/* Text */
.element {
    color: #D7837F;
}

/* Border */
.element {
    border: 1px solid #D7837F;
}
CSS Gradient
/* Linear gradient to complementary */
.element {
    background: linear-gradient(
        to right,
        #D7837F,
        #C7E6E7
    );
}

/* Radial gradient */
.element {
    background: radial-gradient(
        circle,
        #D7837F,
        #C7E6E7
    );
}
SCSS Variable
// SCSS variable
$new-york-pink: #D7837F;

// With RGB channels (useful for rgba() usage)
$new-york-pink-r: 215;
$new-york-pink-g: 131;
$new-york-pink-b: 127;

// Usage
.element {
    background-color: $new-york-pink;
    color: rgba($new-york-pink-r, $new-york-pink-g, $new-york-pink-b, 0.8);
}
Color Blindness Simulation

How New York Pink appears to people with different types of color vision deficiency.

Normal Vision #D7837F How the color appears with full color vision.
Deuteranopia #A1A17C 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 #8F8F80 Protanopia affects ~1% of males. Red cones are absent, causing reds to appear dark and indistinguishable from greens and browns.
Tritanopia #D78383 Tritanopia is rare (~0.003%). Blue cones are absent, making blue and yellow difficult to distinguish. Blues may appear green, yellows appear pink.
Achromatopsia #9A9A9A 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 New York Pink ranked by perceptual difference (Delta-E 2000 — lower = more similar).

New York Pink #D7837F Base
Light Coral #F08080 ΔE 4.66
Old Rose #C08081 ΔE 5.18
Ruddy Pink #E18E96 ΔE 5.66
Candy Pink #E4717A ΔE 5.73

How to use this color

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