#DA91AC is a mid-toned, warm red. On the Color Lab it reads with a faded, vintage edge. It reproduces cleanly in print.
Not just a swatch — here's how #DA91AC works with other colors. Named schemes with #DA91AC in its natural role, and a note on why the supporting colors balance it.
This palette keeps Puce as the dominant warm neutral, balanced by muted terracotta and olive earth tones and grounded by a deep espresso anchor.
Puce anchors this café scheme as the warm mid-tone, lifted by latte cream and a muted sage accent and grounded by espresso brown and a warm charcoal.
Puce opens this coastal palette with sea-glass and warm sand alongside it, grounded by driftwood grey and a deep-navy anchor.
Puce sits between cream and a deep berry here, softened by a blush accent and grounded by charcoal.
Puce is the single accent in this high-contrast editorial system — set on near-white paper against near-black ink, with a warm grey and a desaturated tint of Puce carrying the quiet middle.
How #DA91AC actually behaves in design work — read from its OKLCH lightness, chroma and hue, not just its raw numbers. Ten signals to help you decide where this color earns its place.
Not a swatch to memorise — a color to build with. Here is #DA91AC at work across the surfaces designers actually ship.
:root {
--color-base: #DA91AC;
--color-base-rgb: 218 145 172;
--color-base-oklch: oklch(73.7% 0.094 355.8);
--color-50: #FCF3F6;
--color-100: #F5E0E8;
--color-200: #EBC2D1;
--color-300: #D897AF;
--color-400: #C2708E;
--color-500: #A64E6F;
--color-600: #804259;
--color-700: #5C3342;
--color-800: #3C242D;
--color-900: #25181D;
--color-on-base: #141310;
}
// tailwind.config.js
colors: {
puce: {
50: '#FCF3F6',
100: '#F5E0E8',
200: '#EBC2D1',
300: '#D897AF',
400: '#C2708E',
500: '#A64E6F',
600: '#804259',
700: '#5C3342',
800: '#3C242D',
900: '#25181D',
},
}
$base: #DA91AC; $base-ink: #141310; $base-50: #FCF3F6; $base-100: #F5E0E8; $base-200: #EBC2D1; $base-300: #D897AF; $base-400: #C2708E; $base-500: #A64E6F; $base-600: #804259; $base-700: #5C3342; $base-800: #3C242D; $base-900: #25181D; $base-hover: #C85A82; $base-subtle: #F1E0E7;
{
"color": {
"base": {
"value": "#DA91AC",
"type": "color"
},
"onBase": {
"value": "#141310",
"type": "color"
},
"scale": {
"50": {
"value": "#FCF3F6",
"type": "color"
},
"100": {
"value": "#F5E0E8",
"type": "color"
},
"200": {
"value": "#EBC2D1",
"type": "color"
},
"300": {
"value": "#D897AF",
"type": "color"
},
"400": {
"value": "#C2708E",
"type": "color"
},
"500": {
"value": "#A64E6F",
"type": "color"
},
"600": {
"value": "#804259",
"type": "color"
},
"700": {
"value": "#5C3342",
"type": "color"
},
"800": {
"value": "#3C242D",
"type": "color"
},
"900": {
"value": "#25181D",
"type": "color"
}
}
}
}