#F4A6A3Calabrese (#F4A6A3) is a light, soft red with an OKLCH hue of 22°, lightness 0.8 and chroma 0.093. 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 | #F4A6A3 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(244, 166, 163) |
| HSL | hsl(2, 79%, 80%) |
| HSV | hsv(2, 33%, 96%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 32%, 33%, 4%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(75.5 28.4 13.3) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.800 0.093 22) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Calabrese shifts subtly: leans toward orange; in north-facing or shaded light it is virtually unchanged. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 1.6), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#f8a198 — ΔE 1.6, shifts subtly: leans toward orange#faa69f — ΔE 1.1, shifts subtly: leans toward orange#f4a6a3 — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#f4a7a5 — ΔE 0.3, is virtually unchangedTest Calabrese 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 1.94:1 and against black 10.83:1, 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 · #f4a6a3 · #d48c89 · #a86967 · #7e4746 · #562828
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.
#ffd7be · #ffbda9 · #f4a6a3 · #da94a3 · #be849f · #a17698
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.
#f4a6a3 · #b09b7f · #ab6d6b · #835a1c · #6a3635 · #3d2a0d
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.
#f4dbd9 · #f4a6a3 · #48acb4 · #976f6d · #73514f · #4d3635
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#f4a6a3 · #99a4a5 · #7b6d6c · #3e4546 · #251716 · #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.
#e7f5f6 · #bccdce · #8da1a2 · #0e282a · #000607 · #f4a6a3
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#e2deb8 · #f4a6a3 · #c096ae · #207a9a · #2e3e5d · #031124
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#f4a6a3 · #8ea7a9 · #3e7f6c · #004a66 · #002219 · #00040a
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#f4a6a3 · #98a696 · #587c53 · #274275 · #05183f · #000200
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#f4a6a3 · #a2a490 · #727540 · #004e53 · #1d113c · #000203
#F8B2AF · #FBBEBB · #FECAC8 · #FFD7D5 · #FFE5E3
#CB8583 · #A36664 · #7D4947 · #592D2C · #371213
#E9ACA9 · #DEB1AE · #D3B6B4
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.