#E66A77Old Heart (#E66A77) is a mid-tone, saturated red with an OKLCH hue of 16°, lightness 0.68 and chroma 0.154. It sits on the warm side of the color wheel. In practice it behaves as an accent color: strong in focal moments, dominant over large fields.
| HEX | #E66A77 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(230, 106, 119) |
| HSL | hsl(354, 71%, 66%) |
| HSV | hsv(354, 54%, 90%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 54%, 48%, 10%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(60.3 49.2 16.4) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.677 0.154 16) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Old Heart shifts subtly: leans toward orange; in north-facing or shaded light it is virtually unchanged. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 1.3), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#e8656e — ΔE 1.3, shifts subtly: leans toward orange#ea6a74 — ΔE 0.8, shifts subtly: leans toward orange#e66a77 — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#e76b79 — ΔE 0.4, is virtually unchangedTest Old Heart 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 3.14:1 and against black 6.69:1, so black text is the stronger pairing. That pairing passes WCAG AA for body text.
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.
#ffebec · #ffb0b4 · #e66a77 · #c3515e · #952f3e · #680b20
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.
#fca477 · #f48772 · #e66a77 · #c85c82 · #a75087 · #864785
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.
#d8ae81 · #e66a77 · #ba545f · #834f00 · #751b2b · #3c2100
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.
#00dfe1 · #e66a77 · #906c6d · #804247 · #5b272c · #341216
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#e2f7f6 · #e66a77 · #8e7576 · #404e4e · #2d1718 · #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.
#e6f5f5 · #bccdcd · #8ca0a0 · #0b2727 · #000505 · #e66a77
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#cffcfc · #e66a77 · #008e8f · #005657 · #002425 · #180002
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#cffcfc · #e66a77 · #00936b · #00536b · #002618 · #00050b
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#e4f9db · #e66a77 · #5a8c3d · #004894 · #001d44 · #000200
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#f6f4d1 · #e66a77 · #878006 · #005657 · #1f0357 · #000202
#EF808A · #F7969D · #FFABB0 · #FFC3C6 · #FFDBDC
#C1525F · #9E3C48 · #7C2532 · #5B0F1E · #3B000C
#D7767E · #C88185 · #B78A8C
Its chroma is high enough to carry accents, calls to action, and focal moments; large fields of it will dominate a composition. In palettes it pairs most predictably with its tonal ramp and analogous neighbors; reserve the complementary hue for small, deliberate contrast.