#E0B4A4Prosciutto (#E0B4A4) is a light, muted red with an OKLCH hue of 41°, lightness 0.8 and chroma 0.056. 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 | #E0B4A4 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(224, 180, 164) |
| HSL | hsl(16, 49%, 76%) |
| HSV | hsv(16, 27%, 88%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 20%, 27%, 12%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(76.8 13.6 14.2) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.805 0.056 41) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Prosciutto shifts subtly: leans toward yellow; 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.
#e5af99 — ΔE 1.6, shifts subtly: leans toward yellow#e6b4a0 — ΔE 1.0, shifts subtly: leans toward yellow#e0b4a4 — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#e0b5a6 — ΔE 0.3, is virtually unchangedTest Prosciutto 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 1.87:1 and against black 11.23:1, 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.
#ffeee7 · #e0b4a4 · #c09889 · #977366 · #705146 · #4b3127
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.
#f8dab5 · #f2c5a5 · #e0b4a4 · #d59c96 · #bd8a91 · #a4798b
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.
#e0b4a4 · #a8a086 · #a37564 · #73642e · #653e2f · #362f15
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.
#f1ded8 · #e0b4a4 · #65a8be · #927469 · #6f554c · #4b3a34
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#e0b4a4 · #9ca5a8 · #7a6f6b · #404547 · #231915 · #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.
#ffeee7 · #e0b4a4 · #61473d · #442a21 · #220802 · #ef6d3a
The same quiet ground carrying one bright gold voice — the high-energy pairing a cool or muted anchor cannot reach through its own temperature.
#ffeee7 · #e0b4a4 · #61473d · #442a21 · #220802 · #d8c64e
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#dce2bc · #e0b4a4 · #5a8ecd · #8a5865 · #29375d · #0c092c
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#e0b4a4 · #94a7ad · #457d7a · #23466b · #002120 · #00020b
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#e0b4a4 · #97a89e · #527d66 · #3d3f6b · #171638 · #000401
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#e0b4a4 · #9ea698 · #667954 · #004d5f · #251131 · #00050a
#E5BEB0 · #EBC8BC · #F0D3C8 · #F5DDD4 · #FAE7E1
#B99284 · #947165 · #705247 · #4E352C · #2E1A13
#D9B7AA · #D3B9B0 · #CCBBB5
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.