#F6A09DYoung Crab (#F6A09D) is a light, soft red with an OKLCH hue of 22°, lightness 0.79 and chroma 0.103. 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 | #F6A09D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(246, 160, 157) |
| HSL | hsl(2, 83%, 79%) |
| HSV | hsv(2, 36%, 96%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 35%, 36%, 4%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(74.3 31.6 14.9) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.790 0.103 22) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Young Crab shifts subtly: leans toward orange; in north-facing or shaded light it is virtually unchanged. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 1.6), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#fa9b92 — ΔE 1.6, shifts subtly: leans toward orange#fca099 — ΔE 1.1, shifts subtly: leans toward orange#f6a09d — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#f6a19f — ΔE 0.3, is virtually unchangedTest Young Crab 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 2.01:1 and against black 10.43:1, 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.
#ffedec · #f6a09d · #d98986 · #ac6664 · #824544 · #592525
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.
#ffd7be · #ffbba6 · #f6a09d · #db8e9f · #bf7f9d · #a17197
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.
#f6a09d · #af9778 · #ac6866 · #835602 · #6b3131 · #3c2605
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.
#f2d7d5 · #f6a09d · #32abb3 · #966a69 · #724d4b · #4c3332
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#e7f5f6 · #f6a09d · #ab9a99 · #586262 · #332322 · #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 · #f6a09d
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#d8d5b0 · #f6a09d · #c29ab1 · #207a96 · #2d3d5b · #030e1f
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#dbf9fb · #f6a09d · #65b098 · #00688e · #003024 · #00040a
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#e7f8e4 · #f6a09d · #81ac7c · #3e5e9a · #0d2451 · #000200
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#f2f4dd · #f6a09d · #a0a467 · #006d74 · #291c4e · #000203
#FAADAA · #FDBAB7 · #FFC8C5 · #FFD6D4 · #FFE4E2
#CD807E · #A56260 · #7F4544 · #5B2A29 · #381011
#EBA6A3 · #DFACAA · #D2B2B0
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.