Light Maroon Color
Light Maroon is a red color with hex code #A24857. This page covers its meaning, all color values, harmonies, colors that go with light maroon, shades, tints, similar colors, CSS examples, FAQs, and WCAG contrast ratios.
Light Maroon Color Values
What Does Light Maroon Mean?
Light Maroon belongs to the red family of colors. Reds grab attention faster than anything else on the spectrum. It's why clearance tags, warning signs, and buy buttons lean on red tones, and why painters reach for red when a focal point has to carry a composition. Reds also advance visually, stepping forward while cooler hues recede into the background. Light Maroon sits at a mid-lightness, which keeps it readable on both white and black without much fuss.
In the ISCC-NBS color naming system, Light Maroon is classified as a red (nearest centroid: moderate red, #AB4E52). It is also known as Drisheen.
Color Harmonies
Complementary
Analogous
Triadic
Colors That Go With Light Maroon
Light Maroon and #49A293 are complements, parked opposite each other on the wheel. Together they hit maximum contrast, so a rough 70/30 split keeps the pairing from shouting.
Analogous neighbors — #A24984 and #A26649, which sit beside light maroon on the wheel. Pairings like this feel calm and settled, which suits backgrounds and gradients.
For an energetic three-color palette, pair light maroon with triadic partners #58A249 and #4958A2. All three sit evenly spaced around the wheel, so the scheme stays lively without clashing.
Build and test these combinations in our Color Wheel Tool or check text readability with the Contrast Checker.
Tints and Shades
Tints (lighter)
Shades (darker)
Similar Colors
- Light Burgundy —
#A8415B(Delta E 6) - Hippie Pink —
#AE4560(Delta E 7) - Dark Rose —
#B5485D(Delta E 8) - Solid Pink —
#893843(Delta E 8) - Cadillac —
#B04C6A(Delta E 9)
CSS Examples
.text { color: #A24857; }
.background { background-color: #A24857; }
.border { border: 2px solid #A24857; }
.shadow { box-shadow: 0 4px 6px #A2485740; }WCAG Contrast
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the hex code for light maroon?
Light Maroon has the hex code #A24857. In RGB notation it is rgb(162, 72, 87), in HSL it is hsl(350, 38%, 46%), and its OKLCH value is 0.522, 0.12, 11.9.
What does the color light maroon mean?
Red-family colors like light maroon carry distinct psychological associations. Light Maroon belongs to the red family of colors. Reds grab attention faster than anything else on the spectrum. It's why clearance tags, warning signs, and buy buttons lean on red tones, and why painters reach for red when a focal point has to carry a composition. Reds also advance visually, stepping forward while cooler hues recede into the background. Light Maroon sits at a mid-lightness, which keeps it readable on both white and black without much fuss.
What colors go with light maroon?
Light Maroon has three easy routes: its complement #49A293 for punch, its neighbors #A24984 and #A26649 for something calmer, or triadic partners #58A249 and #4958A2 when you want energy.
Is light maroon a standard web color?
No — Light Maroon is not a CSS keyword. Use its hex value #A24857 or any RGB/HSL equivalent in your stylesheets.
How do I make light maroon lighter or darker?
To lighten light maroon, add white to create tints; to darken it, add black to create shades. The tints and shades table above shows five computed steps of each, from #F1DFE2 (lightest tint) to #1C0D0F (darkest shade).
About Light Maroon
Light Maroon is classified as a Red in the ISCC-NBS color naming system, within the Red hue family. It has alternative names including Drisheen. The color is recognized by XKCD, meodai.
Use our Color Converter to convert #A24857 to any other color format, or explore the Color Wheel to find harmonious color combinations.