#FFBBBBHard Candy (#FFBBBB) is a very light, soft red with an OKLCH hue of 19°, lightness 0.85 and chroma 0.079. 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 | #FFBBBB |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(255, 187, 187) |
| HSL | hsl(0, 100%, 87%) |
| HSV | hsv(0, 27%, 100%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 27%, 27%, 0%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(82.1 24.5 9.7) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.855 0.079 19) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Hard Candy 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 ≈ 1.8), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#ffb6ae — ΔE 1.8, shifts subtly: leans toward orange#ffbbb7 — ΔE 0.5, shifts subtly: leans toward orange#ffbbbb — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#ffbcbe — ΔE 0.4, shifts subtly: leans toward magentaTest Hard 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 1.61:1 and against black 13.08:1, 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 · #ffbbbb · #cc9090 · #a16d6d · #784b4b · #512b2c
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.
#ffd6cc · #ffbbbb · #e6a8b7 · #cb98b2 · #af88aa · #937a9e
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.
#ffbbbb · #c0ac95 · #b68080 · #906b3c · #764849 · #4a3822
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.
#ffbbbb · #6cbcbf · #998585 · #826060 · #5f4343 · #3c2929
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#ffbbbb · #abb5b5 · #867979 · #464c4d · #271b1b · #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.
#e8f5f5 · #becccd · #90a0a0 · #122728 · #000606 · #ffbbbb
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#eeebc5 · #ffbbbb · #d4a8c3 · #1f79a0 · #324063 · #050c2a
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#ffbbbb · #a2b7b8 · #558976 · #05536d · #00261a · #00050c
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#ffbbbb · #abb6a8 · #6a8662 · #304b76 · #081d3d · #000200
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#ffbbbb · #b3b4a3 · #808054 · #005659 · #1e173c · #000202
#FFC4C4 · #FFCECD · #FFD7D6 · #FFE0DF · #FFE9E8
#D39797 · #A97474 · #805353 · #5A3435 · #361718
#F6C0BF · #ECC4C4 · #E2C8C8
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.