#FFB49BPersicus (#FFB49B) is a very light, soft red with an OKLCH hue of 39°, lightness 0.83 and chroma 0.095. 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 | #FFB49B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(255, 180, 155) |
| HSL | hsl(15, 100%, 80%) |
| HSV | hsv(15, 39%, 100%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 29%, 39%, 0%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(79.8 24.3 23.7) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.835 0.095 39) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Persicus 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.
#ffaf90 — ΔE 1.5, shifts subtly: leans toward orange#ffb497 — ΔE 0.5, shifts subtly: leans toward orange#ffb49b — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#ffb59d — ΔE 0.3, is virtually unchangedTest Persicus 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 1.71:1 and against black 12.25:1, 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.
#ffeee8 · #ffb49b · #d28f79 · #a76c58 · #7d4a39 · #552a1c
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.
#ffd2b4 · #ffb49b · #ea9f9b · #d18d9a · #b67d96 · #9b6e90
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.
#ffb49b · #b4a988 · #b57a66 · #826b21 · #744231 · #413514
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.
#ffe7df · #ffb49b · #59b4cf · #a17a6e · #7d5c51 · #564039
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#ffb49b · #a4aeb2 · #837570 · #424a4c · #271a15 · #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.
#e7f5f9 · #becdd2 · #90a2a8 · #142c33 · #00090f · #ffb49b
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#e6ebc6 · #ffb49b · #d5ac8a · #2a95f2 · #2a3f6d · #0a072b
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#dce7c5 · #ffb49b · #86bbde · #557771 · #374436 · #170c03
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#ffb49b · #9eb2a6 · #4f8668 · #3e417a · #171642 · #000401
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#ffb49b · #a7b09d · #6a8151 · #005163 · #280f39 · #000408
#FFBFA9 · #FFC9B8 · #FFD4C5 · #FFDED3 · #FFE8E0
#D4917B · #AA6F5C · #824F3F · #5C3123 · #381509
#F4B9A5 · #E9BEAF · #DEC2B9
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.