#FF9889Mona Lisa (#FF9889) is a light, soft red with an OKLCH hue of 29°, lightness 0.78 and chroma 0.126. 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 | #FF9889 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(255, 152, 137) |
| HSL | hsl(8, 100%, 77%) |
| HSV | hsv(8, 46%, 100%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 40%, 46%, 0%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(73.2 37 24.5) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.783 0.126 29) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Mona Lisa 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.
#ff937f — ΔE 1.4, shifts subtly: leans toward orange#ff9886 — ΔE 0.4, shifts subtly: leans toward orange#ff9889 — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#ff998b — ΔE 0.3, is virtually unchangedTest Mona Lisa 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 2.08:1 and against black 10.1:1, 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.
#ffedea · #ff9889 · #e48375 · #b66155 · #8a3f36 · #602019
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.
#ffd6b5 · #ffb99a · #ff9889 · #e58690 · #c87694 · #a96993
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.
#ff9889 · #ad966c · #b26155 · #7b5700 · #6f2922 · #392600
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.
#f4d3ce · #ff9889 · #00a9bd · #9a665e · #754842 · #4d302b
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#e5f5f8 · #ff9889 · #ac9793 · #566162 · #34211e · #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.
#e6f5f7 · #bccdd0 · #8ea1a5 · #0f2a2e · #00070a · #ff9889
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#d2d8b3 · #ff9889 · #ba92b0 · #29957e · #2f3e2c · #190d04
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#d7f9ff · #ff9889 · #48b19e · #006595 · #002f27 · #00050f
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#e1f9e4 · #ff9889 · #6eae7a · #4158a5 · #131f5a · #000200
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#eff6da · #ff9889 · #95a55b · #006b78 · #2f1452 · #000304
#FFA89B · #FFB8AD · #FFC7BE · #FFD5CE · #FFE4DF
#D5796C · #AC5C50 · #853F36 · #60241D · #3D0A06
#F2A094 · #E3A79E · #D4AEA8
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.