#EE9091Pink Porky (#EE9091) is a light, soft red with an OKLCH hue of 19°, lightness 0.75 and chroma 0.114. 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 | #EE9091 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(238, 144, 145) |
| HSL | hsl(359, 73%, 75%) |
| HSV | hsv(359, 39%, 93%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 39%, 39%, 7%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(69.6 35.6 14.8) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.751 0.114 19) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Pink Porky 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.
#f18b87 — ΔE 1.5, shifts subtly: leans toward orange#f3908e — ΔE 0.9, shifts subtly: leans toward orange#ee9091 — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#ef9193 — ΔE 0.4, is virtually unchangedTest Pink Porky 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 2.32:1 and against black 9.03:1, 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 · #ffb2b1 · #ee9091 · #b26263 · #864143 · #5d2125
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.
#ffc7a6 · #fbaa94 · #ee9091 · #d37f95 · #b57195 · #966490
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.
#ee9091 · #a68a69 · #a3595b · #774b00 · #622327 · #321c00
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.
#e7c9c8 · #ee9091 · #00a0a6 · #8d5d5d · #694141 · #432828
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#e6f5f6 · #ee9091 · #a08d8d · #515b5b · #301f1f · #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 · #0b2728 · #000506 · #ee9091
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#dcd8b2 · #ee9091 · #af88a1 · #247b9d · #273655 · #020e22
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#d8f9fb · #ee9091 · #52a589 · #006181 · #002c20 · #00050c
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#e6f8e2 · #ee9091 · #75a06a · #2f5797 · #022152 · #000200
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#f3f4da · #ee9091 · #969753 · #006569 · #25174f · #000203
#F4A0A0 · #F9AFAF · #FEBFBE · #FFD0CF · #FFE1E0
#C77374 · #A15759 · #7C3D3F · #592326 · #390B0F
#E29797 · #D59E9E · #C8A4A4
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.