#FF9899Mad Pinker (#FF9899) is a light, soft red with an OKLCH hue of 20°, 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 | #FF9899 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(255, 152, 153) |
| HSL | hsl(359, 100%, 80%) |
| HSV | hsv(359, 40%, 100%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 40%, 40%, 0%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(73.6 38.6 16.2) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.787 0.124 20) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Mad Pinker shifts subtly: leans toward orange; in north-facing or shaded light it is virtually unchanged. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 1.5), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#ff938e — ΔE 1.5, shifts subtly: leans toward orange#ff9896 — ΔE 0.4, shifts subtly: leans toward orange#ff9899 — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#ff999b — ΔE 0.3, is virtually unchangedTest Mad Pinker 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 2.06:1 and against black 10.2:1, 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 · #ff9899 · #e38284 · #b56062 · #893f41 · #5f1f24
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.
#ffd7c0 · #ffb9a7 · #ff9899 · #e3879f · #c479a0 · #a46c9c
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.
#ff9899 · #b39570 · #b26162 · #845400 · #702a2e · #3e2400
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.
#f5d4d3 · #ff9899 · #00acb3 · #9b6666 · #764949 · #4e3030
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#e5f6f6 · #ff9899 · #ac9897 · #566162 · #342121 · #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.
#e6f5f6 · #bbcdcd · #8ca0a1 · #0b2729 · #000506 · #ff9899
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#ddd9b3 · #ff9899 · #be94ae · #1f7a9e · #2a3758 · #031026
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#d5dab8 · #ff9899 · #6dadc4 · #618172 · #323d30 · #1b0902
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#e5f8e1 · #ff9899 · #7dad71 · #315da4 · #012359 · #000200
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#f3f4d8 · #ff9899 · #a1a357 · #006d71 · #281856 · #000203
#FFA8A8 · #FFB8B7 · #FFC7C6 · #FFD5D4 · #FFE3E3
#D5797A · #AC5B5D · #853F41 · #5F2427 · #3C0A0F
#F2A0A0 · #E4A8A7 · #D5AFAE
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.