#E58787Boho Blush (#E58787) is a light, soft red with an OKLCH hue of 20°, lightness 0.72 and chroma 0.115. 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 | #E58787 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(229, 135, 135) |
| HSL | hsl(0, 64%, 71%) |
| HSV | hsv(0, 41%, 90%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 41%, 41%, 10%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(66.3 35.9 15.6) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.723 0.115 20) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Boho Blush shifts subtly: leans toward orange; in north-facing or shaded light it is virtually unchanged. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 1.5), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#e8827d — ΔE 1.5, shifts subtly: leans toward orange#ea8784 — ΔE 0.9, shifts subtly: leans toward orange#e58787 — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#e58889 — ΔE 0.3, is virtually unchangedTest Boho Blush 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 2.58:1 and against black 8.15:1, 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.
#ffedec · #ffb2b1 · #e58787 · #b36162 · #884041 · #5e2023
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.
#fbbc95 · #f2a18a · #e58787 · #ca768b · #ad688b · #8e5b87
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.
#e58787 · #9d8260 · #9b5152 · #6c4400 · #5a1b1f · #2a1700
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.
#ffe5e4 · #dec0bf · #e58787 · #00979d · #825756 · #5a3d3d
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#e6f5f6 · #e58787 · #988584 · #4b5556 · #2e1d1c · #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.
#e6f5f6 · #bccdce · #8da1a2 · #0c282a · #000607 · #e58787
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#d8f9fb · #e58787 · #349ba0 · #005f64 · #00282a · #160001
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#c0dcbf · #e58787 · #63a383 · #5a7b85 · #27344f · #1d0512
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#e6f8e2 · #e58787 · #6b9862 · #2b5192 · #021e50 · #000200
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#f3f4da · #e58787 · #8d8f4a · #005f64 · #24144c · #000203
#EC9897 · #F3A9A8 · #FABAB9 · #FFCBCA · #FFDFDD
#BF6C6C · #9B5252 · #78383A · #572123 · #380A0E
#D98F8E · #CC9594 · #BF9C9B
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.