#EEC7A2Negroni (#EEC7A2) is a very light, muted orange with an OKLCH hue of 65°, lightness 0.85 and chroma 0.066. 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 | #EEC7A2 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(238, 199, 162) |
| HSL | hsl(29, 69%, 78%) |
| HSV | hsv(29, 32%, 93%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 16%, 32%, 7%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(82.7 8.6 23.7) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.854 0.066 65) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Negroni shifts subtly: leans toward red, gains intensity; in north-facing or shaded light it is virtually unchanged. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 1.8), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#f4c196 — ΔE 1.8, shifts subtly: leans toward red, gains intensity#f5c79e — ΔE 1.1, shifts subtly: leans toward red#eec7a2 — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#eec8a5 — ΔE 0.4, is virtually unchangedTest Negroni 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 1.58:1 and against black 13.33:1, 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.
#ffefdf · #eec7a2 · #bd9b7a · #947659 · #6d533a · #49331d
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.
#f3dcb4 · #eec7a2 · #e2af94 · #d09a8e · #ba8788 · #a37682
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.
#eec7a2 · #adb398 · #ac8967 · #6f7944 · #6e4f31 · #3a3f25
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.
#eec7a2 · #74a1c8 · #74685d · #5b4734 · #3c2b1a · #1d1208
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#eec7a2 · #adb3b9 · #837b74 · #474b4f · #241d15 · #010204
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.
#feefe1 · #eec7a2 · #b39f8d · #432c14 · #1e0c00 · #f3a146
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#e7efc9 · #eec7a2 · #adb382 · #83669f · #2340d1 · #130727
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#eec7a2 · #a7b4c0 · #518693 · #3f4773 · #00232b · #010109
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#eec7a2 · #a3b7b4 · #518981 · #55406b · #261536 · #000201
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#eec7a2 · #a8b7ac · #60886d · #244f71 · #30112a · #00040f
#F1CEAE · #F4D6BA · #F6DDC5 · #F9E4D1 · #FCECDD
#C4A180 · #9C7D60 · #765B42 · #513B25 · #2F1D0A
#E8C9AC · #E1CBB6 · #DBCCBF
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.