#E6B0AFChewing Gum (#E6B0AF) is a light, muted red with an OKLCH hue of 20°, lightness 0.81 and chroma 0.063. 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 | #E6B0AF |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(230, 176, 175) |
| HSL | hsl(1, 52%, 79%) |
| HSV | hsv(1, 24%, 90%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 23%, 24%, 10%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(76.7 19.5 8.1) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.806 0.063 20) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Chewing Gum 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 ≈ 1.7), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#ebaba3 — ΔE 1.7, shifts subtly: leans toward orange#ecb0ab — ΔE 1.0, shifts subtly: leans toward orange#e6b0af — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#e6b1b2 — ΔE 0.4, shifts subtly: leans toward magentaTest Chewing Gum 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 1.88:1 and against black 11.19:1, 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 · #e6b0af · #c59493 · #9b706f · #734e4d · #4d2e2e
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.
#ffd7c1 · #f8c1b2 · #e6b0af · #d39ba8 · #b98aa1 · #9e7b98
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.
#e6b0af · #af9d87 · #a57372 · #805e32 · #663c3c · #3c2c17
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.
#f2dedd · #e6b0af · #60acaf · #937372 · #705454 · #4c3939
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#e6b0af · #9ca5a6 · #7b6f6f · #404646 · #231818 · #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.
#ffedec · #e6b0af · #5f3f3f · #422223 · #1e0204 · #e44e5a
The same quiet ground carrying one bright gold voice — the high-energy pairing a cool or muted anchor cannot reach through its own temperature.
#ffedec · #e6b0af · #5f3f3f · #422223 · #1e0204 · #dbc54e
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#cce3c3 · #e6b0af · #b896ae · #20798a · #2e3d4f · #200616
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#e6b0af · #94a8a9 · #4d7e6d · #054b65 · #002218 · #00050c
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#e6b0af · #9ca79a · #607b59 · #2c446c · #081a39 · #000200
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#e6b0af · #a4a595 · #74754c · #004f52 · #1c1537 · #000203
#EBBBBA · #F0C5C4 · #F4D0CF · #F9DBDA · #FDE6E5
#BE8E8E · #986E6D · #744F4F · #513232 · #301818
#DEB4B3 · #D6B7B6 · #CEBABA
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.