#F59994Vinaceous (#F59994) is a light, soft red with an OKLCH hue of 23°, lightness 0.78 and chroma 0.111. 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 | #F59994 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(245, 153, 148) |
| HSL | hsl(3, 83%, 77%) |
| HSV | hsv(3, 40%, 96%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 38%, 40%, 4%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(72.5 33.9 17.2) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.775 0.111 23) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Vinaceous shifts subtly: leans toward orange; in north-facing or shaded light it is virtually unchanged. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 1.4), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#f8948a — ΔE 1.4, shifts subtly: leans toward orange#fa9991 — ΔE 0.9, shifts subtly: leans toward orange#f59994 — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#f59a96 — ΔE 0.3, is virtually unchangedTest Vinaceous 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 2.13:1 and against black 9.87:1, 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.
#ffedeb · #f59994 · #dd8782 · #b06460 · #854240 · #5c2322
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.
#ffd2b4 · #ffb49b · #f59994 · #da8798 · #bd7898 · #9f6b93
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.
#f59994 · #ab9371 · #aa615e · #7d5300 · #692b2a · #382300
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.
#efd1cf · #f59994 · #0fa7b2 · #946562 · #704845 · #492f2d
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#e6f5f6 · #f59994 · #a79593 · #555f60 · #322120 · #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 · #bccdce · #8da1a2 · #0c282a · #000607 · #f59994
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#d9f9fc · #f59994 · #4caab3 · #006a71 · #002d30 · #080000
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#d5cbea · #f59994 · #6cafa5 · #5b7686 · #303b52 · #1a0511
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#e5f8e4 · #f59994 · #79a876 · #3b5a9b · #0c2253 · #000200
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#f1f5db · #f59994 · #9aa05e · #006a71 · #2a194f · #000203
#F9A7A2 · #FDB5B1 · #FFC4C0 · #FFD4D0 · #FFE3E0
#CC7A76 · #A55D5A · #7F413F · #5B2725 · #390D0E
#E9A09B · #DCA6A3 · #CFACAA
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.