#EA8A7ARedolenc (#EA8A7A) is a light, soft red with an OKLCH hue of 30°, lightness 0.73 and chroma 0.12. 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 | #EA8A7A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(234, 138, 122) |
| HSL | hsl(9, 73%, 70%) |
| HSV | hsv(9, 48%, 92%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 41%, 48%, 8%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(67.3 34.9 24.4) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.732 0.120 30) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Redolenc 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.
#ed8571 — ΔE 1.3, shifts subtly: leans toward orange#ef8a77 — ΔE 0.9, is virtually unchanged#ea8a7a — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#eb8b7c — ΔE 0.4, is virtually unchangedTest Redolenc 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 2.5:1 and against black 8.41:1, 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.
#ffedea · #ffb3a6 · #ea8a7a · #b56154 · #894035 · #5f2018
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.
#fbc18e · #f4a57f · #ea8a7a · #d17880 · #b56883 · #985b81
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.
#ea8a7a · #9c875f · #9f5447 · #684a00 · #5e1d15 · #291a00
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.
#ffe9e5 · #e2c3bd · #ea8a7a · #0098ab · #865a52 · #5d403a
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#e6f5f8 · #ea8a7a · #9b8884 · #4d5759 · #2f1d1a · #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.
#e6f5f8 · #bdcdd0 · #8ea2a5 · #102b2f · #00080b · #ea8a7a
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#d8f9ff · #ea8a7a · #339cad · #00606d · #00282f · #080000
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#cfd6b2 · #ea8a7a · #609bbe · #567970 · #303c2f · #170a02
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#e1f9e5 · #ea8a7a · #5f9d6d · #3c4e97 · #121a53 · #000200
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#eef6db · #ea8a7a · #859550 · #00606d · #2b104b · #000305
#F19B8C · #F7AB9E · #FCBCB0 · #FFCEC4 · #FFE0DA
#C46E60 · #9F5347 · #7B3A30 · #592119 · #390A05
#DD9284 · #D0988E · #C29F98
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.