#EC9079Lox (#EC9079) is a light, soft red with an OKLCH hue of 35°, lightness 0.74 and chroma 0.117. 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 | #EC9079 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(236, 144, 121) |
| HSL | hsl(12, 75%, 70%) |
| HSV | hsv(12, 49%, 93%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 39%, 49%, 7%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(68.9 32.4 27) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.744 0.117 35) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Lox shifts only faintly, with no single dominant change; in north-facing or shaded light it is virtually unchanged. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 1.3), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#ef8b70 — ΔE 1.3, shifts only faintly, with no single dominant change#f19076 — ΔE 0.9, is virtually unchanged#ec9079 — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#ed917b — ΔE 0.4, is virtually unchangedTest Lox 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 2.38:1 and against black 8.83:1, 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.
#ffede9 · #ffb4a1 · #ec9079 · #b36450 · #874231 · #5e2314
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.
#fbc791 · #f5ab81 · #ec9079 · #d47d7f · #b96d82 · #9d5f80
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.
#ec9079 · #9d8b64 · #a15947 · #694f00 · #602213 · #2b1e00
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.
#e5c7c0 · #ec9079 · #009bb4 · #8b5d51 · #674036 · #412721
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#e6f5f9 · #ec9079 · #9e8c87 · #4f595b · #301f1a · #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 · #bccdd1 · #8ea1a6 · #10292f · #00070b · #ec9079
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#dbf8ff · #ec9079 · #3e9fb4 · #006273 · #002932 · #080000
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#dbf8ff · #ec9079 · #3fa398 · #005b92 · #002b26 · #000614
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#e0f9e8 · #ec9079 · #5fa177 · #454f97 · #181b52 · #000601
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#ecf6dd · #ec9079 · #839a59 · #006273 · #2f1149 · #000305
#F2A08B · #F8AF9D · #FDBFAF · #FFD0C4 · #FFE1D9
#C5735F · #A05846 · #7C3D2E · #592417 · #390C03
#E09785 · #D39D90 · #C5A39A
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.