#DB8097 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 #DB8097 works with other colors. Named schemes with #DB8097 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 #DB8097 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 #DB8097 at work across the surfaces designers actually ship.
:root {
--color-base: #DB8097;
--color-base-rgb: 219 128 151;
--color-base-oklch: oklch(70.4% 0.115 4.2);
--color-50: #FCF3F5;
--color-100: #F7DFE5;
--color-200: #EDBFCB;
--color-300: #DC93A6;
--color-400: #C76B82;
--color-500: #AC4962;
--color-600: #843E4F;
--color-700: #5E313C;
--color-800: #3E232A;
--color-900: #26171B;
--color-on-base: #141310;
}
// tailwind.config.js
colors: {
puce: {
50: '#FCF3F5',
100: '#F7DFE5',
200: '#EDBFCB',
300: '#DC93A6',
400: '#C76B82',
500: '#AC4962',
600: '#843E4F',
700: '#5E313C',
800: '#3E232A',
900: '#26171B',
},
}
$base: #DB8097; $base-ink: #141310; $base-50: #FCF3F5; $base-100: #F7DFE5; $base-200: #EDBFCB; $base-300: #DC93A6; $base-400: #C76B82; $base-500: #AC4962; $base-600: #843E4F; $base-700: #5E313C; $base-800: #3E232A; $base-900: #26171B; $base-hover: #CC4A6A; $base-subtle: #F1DCE1;
{
"color": {
"base": {
"value": "#DB8097",
"type": "color"
},
"onBase": {
"value": "#141310",
"type": "color"
},
"scale": {
"50": {
"value": "#FCF3F5",
"type": "color"
},
"100": {
"value": "#F7DFE5",
"type": "color"
},
"200": {
"value": "#EDBFCB",
"type": "color"
},
"300": {
"value": "#DC93A6",
"type": "color"
},
"400": {
"value": "#C76B82",
"type": "color"
},
"500": {
"value": "#AC4962",
"type": "color"
},
"600": {
"value": "#843E4F",
"type": "color"
},
"700": {
"value": "#5E313C",
"type": "color"
},
"800": {
"value": "#3E232A",
"type": "color"
},
"900": {
"value": "#26171B",
"type": "color"
}
}
}
}