Exploring the Color #DD8692

#DD8692 sits at 352° on the color wheel, placing it in the red family of the warm half of the spectrum. With 56% saturation and 70% lightness, it reads as a moderately saturated, light tone — a balanced mid-energy presence that sits comfortably alongside other UI tones. Its RGB mix of 221, 134, 146 produces a 7.90:1 contrast ratio against black, which clears WCAG AAA for body text in that pairing.

In RGB space #DD8692 is a clear variant of CSS rosy brown — about 34 units away from #BC8F8F. Designers reach for red hues at this saturation when the brief calls for a conversational, mid-energy register, and at this lightness when they want a present, comfortable mid-canvas voice. On screen the warm cast tends to pair best with cool neutrals around 210°-230° to balance temperature.

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