#EEBBBBAngry Ghost (#EEBBBB) is a very light, muted red with an OKLCH hue of 18°, lightness 0.84 and chroma 0.059. It sits on the warm side of the color wheel. In practice it behaves as a mid-weight working color for secondary surfaces and editorial blocks.
| HEX | #EEBBBB |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(238, 187, 187) |
| HSL | hsl(0, 60%, 83%) |
| HSV | hsv(0, 21%, 93%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 21%, 21%, 7%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(80.4 18.3 7) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.838 0.059 18) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Angry Ghost shifts subtly: leans toward orange; in north-facing or shaded light it shifts subtly: leans toward magenta. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 1.9), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#f4b6ae — ΔE 1.9, shifts subtly: leans toward orange#f4bcb7 — ΔE 1.1, shifts subtly: leans toward orange#eebbbb — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#eebcbe — ΔE 0.4, shifts subtly: leans toward magentaTest Angry Ghost in the color lighting simulator — sweep it through daylight, warm 2700K light, 4000K LED, and shade alongside the rest of your palette.
Against white it measures 1.69:1 and against black 12.46:1, so black text is the stronger pairing. That pairing passes WCAG AA for body text. Avoid white text on this color entirely.
One color explored: close hues with real lightness and chroma structure, so the palette is the anchor through value rather than a set of colors.
#ffeded · #eebbbb · #c29595 · #997171 · #714f4f · #4c2f2f
The anchor's neighbours on the wheel — everything shares an undertone, so the chord carries color without anything having to be muted to get along.
#ffd1c6 · #eebbbb · #dea4b3 · #c493ac · #a884a4 · #8d7598
The mid-gap pairing — sage and mustard, terracotta and olive. A foil rotated 40–65° toward warm or cool: too far to be kin, too near to argue, carried by temperature and a deliberate value offset.
#eebbbb · #baa791 · #af7c7d · #8a663b · #6f4445 · #45341f
One deliberately opposed voice — a single restrained counterpoint across the wheel, or temperature against temperature where the anchor is too muted to carry a loud opposite.
#fde8e8 · #eebbbb · #6ab6b8 · #9d7c7c · #7a5d5d · #544242
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#eebbbb · #a6afaf · #827676 · #444a4a · #251a1a · #000101
This color as a ground rather than a subject — its own restraint held across a narrow value band, carrying one saturated voice from the opposite temperature.
#ffeded · #eebbbb · #b39998 · #3f2122 · #1a0103 · #e44e5d
The same quiet ground carrying one bright gold voice — the high-energy pairing a cool or muted anchor cannot reach through its own temperature.
#ffeded · #eebbbb · #b39998 · #3f2122 · #1a0103 · #dbc54e
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#edeac4 · #eebbbb · #c59db6 · #1f7797 · #2b3a59 · #020d21
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#eebbbb · #9eb2b2 · #548572 · #0a5069 · #002419 · #000409
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#eebbbb · #a6b1a3 · #67825f · #2f4971 · #081d3b · #000200
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#eebbbb · #aeaf9e · #7c7c52 · #005456 · #1d1739 · #000202
#F1C4C4 · #F5CDCD · #F8D6D6 · #FBDFDF · #FDE8E8
#C59797 · #9D7575 · #775455 · #523636 · #311A1A
#E7BEBE · #DFC1C1 · #D7C5C4
Its moderate chroma lets it work in mid-size areas — upholstery, secondary UI surfaces, editorial blocks — without overwhelming neighbors. In palettes it pairs most predictably with its tonal ramp and analogous neighbors; reserve the complementary hue for small, deliberate contrast.