#FA6E79Begonia (#FA6E79) is a light, saturated red with an OKLCH hue of 18°, lightness 0.71 and chroma 0.171. It sits on the warm side of the color wheel. In practice it behaves as an accent color: strong in focal moments, dominant over large fields.
| HEX | #FA6E79 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(250, 110, 121) |
| HSL | hsl(355, 93%, 71%) |
| HSV | hsv(355, 56%, 98%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 56%, 52%, 2%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(64 54.4 20.9) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.711 0.171 18) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Begonia shifts subtly: leans toward orange; in north-facing or shaded light it is virtually unchanged. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 1.2), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#fc6970 — ΔE 1.2, shifts subtly: leans toward orange#ff6e76 — ΔE 1.0, shifts subtly: leans toward orange#fa6e79 — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#fb6f7b — ΔE 0.3, is virtually unchangedTest Begonia 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 2.77:1 and against black 7.57:1, 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 · #ffb2b3 · #fa6e79 · #c94c58 · #9a2a39 · #6d011c
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.
#ffb48a · #ff9279 · #fa6e79 · #db6088 · #b95590 · #964c91
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.
#e5b884 · #fa6e79 · #cc5962 · #8e5900 · #851e2d · #462900
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.
#ffdfdf · #e4b8b8 · #fa6e79 · #009396 · #8b4b4e · #5f3537
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#e0f7f7 · #fa6e79 · #9a7f7f · #455455 · #321819 · #000202
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.
#e6f5f5 · #bbcdcd · #8ca0a1 · #0b2728 · #000506 · #fa6e79
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#cafdfe · #fa6e79 · #009a9d · #005d5f · #002728 · #130001
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#cafdfe · #fa6e79 · #009e77 · #005975 · #00291c · #000409
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#e2fbd9 · #fa6e79 · #5b9942 · #004ca6 · #001e4d · #000200
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#f5f5ce · #fa6e79 · #8f8b00 · #005d5f · #240060 · #000202
#FF858C · #FF9DA1 · #FFB4B5 · #FFC9CA · #FFDDDE
#D25560 · #AC3C48 · #872431 · #630A1B · #3D000A
#EA7C82 · #D8888B · #C69393
Its chroma is high enough to carry accents, calls to action, and focal moments; large fields of it will dominate a composition. In palettes it pairs most predictably with its tonal ramp and analogous neighbors; reserve the complementary hue for small, deliberate contrast.