#E38FACPomelo Red (#E38FAC) is a light, soft pink with an OKLCH hue of 358°, lightness 0.74 and chroma 0.107. 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 | #E38FAC |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(227, 143, 172) |
| HSL | hsl(339, 60%, 73%) |
| HSV | hsv(339, 37%, 89%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 37%, 24%, 11%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(68.7 35.6 -1.8) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.744 0.107 358) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Pomelo Red shifts subtly: leans toward red; in north-facing or shaded light it is virtually unchanged. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 1.6), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#e78ba1 — ΔE 1.6, shifts subtly: leans toward red#e88fa8 — ΔE 1.0, shifts subtly: leans toward red#e38fac — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#e390ae — ΔE 0.3, is virtually unchangedTest Pomelo Red 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 2.39:1 and against black 8.79:1, 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.
#ffecf2 · #feaec9 · #e38fac · #ab637d · #814259 · #582338
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.
#ffc1b6 · #f6a6ad · #e38fac · #c481ab · #a474a5 · #85689b
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.
#e38fac · #a98471 · #9a5870 · #813e11 · #5b2339 · #361603
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.
#e2c7cf · #e38fac · #279f8a · #865c6a · #633f4b · #3e272f
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#e8f5f2 · #e38fac · #9c8b90 · #505957 · #2e1e23 · #000101
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.
#e7f5f2 · #bdcec9 · #8fa29d · #112a25 · #000805 · #e38fac
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#dcf9f2 · #e38fac · #4fa290 · #006657 · #002b23 · #0d0003
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#dcf9f2 · #e38fac · #6c9f72 · #00636e · #002d0b · #000304
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#f0f5dd · #e38fac · #8c985a · #005e88 · #00273c · #010100
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#fbf1da · #e38fac · #a68d50 · #006657 · #111e4f · #000302
#EA9FB8 · #F0AEC4 · #F7BED0 · #FCCEDC · #FFDFE8
#BD728D · #99576E · #763D52 · #542437 · #350D1D
#D896AC · #CD9CAC · #C2A2AC
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.