#E29A86Shrimp (#E29A86) is a light, soft red with an OKLCH hue of 36°, lightness 0.75 and chroma 0.092. 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 | #E29A86 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(226, 154, 134) |
| HSL | hsl(13, 61%, 71%) |
| HSV | hsv(13, 41%, 89%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 32%, 41%, 11%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(70.2 24.6 21.4) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.752 0.092 36) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Shrimp 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.
#e6957c — ΔE 1.5, shifts subtly: leans toward orange#e79a83 — ΔE 0.9, is virtually unchanged#e29a86 — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#e29b88 — ΔE 0.3, is virtually unchangedTest Shrimp 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 2.28:1 and against black 9.2:1, 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.
#ffede8 · #fbb6a3 · #e29a86 · #a86b5a · #7e493a · #56291d
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.
#f5cda3 · #edb391 · #e29a86 · #cc8786 · #b27684 · #98677f
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.
#e29a86 · #9b8f70 · #9a6152 · #6b5202 · #5b2c1f · #2c2001
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.
#e3ccc5 · #e29a86 · #3e9bb0 · #876258 · #64453c · #3f2b26
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#e9f4f7 · #e29a86 · #9e8f8b · #525a5c · #2e211d · #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.
#e7f5f8 · #bdcdd1 · #8fa1a6 · #11292f · #00070b · #e29a86
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#def7fe · #e29a86 · #5b9eb0 · #006376 · #002a33 · #060000
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#def7fe · #e29a86 · #5aa29a · #265c88 · #002b28 · #000512
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#e4f8ea · #e29a86 · #6da180 · #4b538b · #1b1e49 · #000501
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#edf6e2 · #e29a86 · #879b6a · #006376 · #2e1841 · #000305
#E9A896 · #EFB6A7 · #F5C5B7 · #FBD3C8 · #FFE2D9
#BC7C6A · #985F50 · #754437 · #532A1F · #341209
#D89F8F · #CDA498 · #C3A8A0
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.