#FF9B87Candy (#FF9B87) is a light, soft red with an OKLCH hue of 32°, lightness 0.79 and chroma 0.124. 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 | #FF9B87 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(255, 155, 135) |
| HSL | hsl(10, 100%, 76%) |
| HSV | hsv(10, 47%, 100%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 39%, 47%, 0%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(73.8 35.2 26.4) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.788 0.124 32) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Candy shifts subtly: leans toward orange; in north-facing or shaded light it is virtually unchanged. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 1.4), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#ff967d — ΔE 1.4, shifts subtly: leans toward orange#ff9b84 — ΔE 0.4, shifts subtly: leans toward orange#ff9b87 — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#ff9c89 — ΔE 0.3, is virtually unchangedTest Candy 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 2.04:1 and against black 10.29:1, 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.
#ffede9 · #ff9b87 · #e28572 · #b46252 · #894133 · #5f2116
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.
#ffd7b2 · #ffbb98 · #ff9b87 · #e6888e · #c97892 · #ab6a91
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.
#ff9b87 · #ad986e · #b26354 · #7a5a00 · #702c20 · #392800
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.
#f5d5ce · #ff9b87 · #00aac2 · #9b685d · #764a41 · #4e312c
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#e5f5f9 · #ff9b87 · #ad9994 · #576164 · #34221e · #000102
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.
#e7f5f8 · #bccdd0 · #8da0a4 · #0d282d · #000508 · #ff9b87
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#d9f8ff · #ff9b87 · #44aec2 · #006b7b · #002d35 · #080000
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#bfe1cf · #ff9b87 · #6db0a7 · #587386 · #333c54 · #1c050e
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#e0fae6 · #ff9b87 · #6cb07f · #4858a4 · #171e59 · #000200
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#edf6db · #ff9b87 · #93a860 · #006b7b · #321451 · #000204
#FFAB99 · #FFBAAB · #FFC8BD · #FFD6CE · #FFE4DE
#D57C6A · #AC5E4E · #854134 · #5F261B · #3C0C05
#F2A392 · #E4AA9D · #D5B0A8
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.