#E27D93 is a mid-toned, warm red. On the Color Lab it reads with a faded, vintage edge. It reproduces cleanly in print.
Not just a swatch — here's how #E27D93 works with other colors. Named schemes with #E27D93 in its natural role, and a note on why the supporting colors balance it.
This palette keeps Pale Violet Red as the dominant warm neutral, balanced by muted terracotta and olive earth tones and grounded by a deep espresso anchor.
Pale Violet Red anchors this café scheme as the warm mid-tone, lifted by latte cream and a muted sage accent and grounded by espresso brown and a warm charcoal.
Pale Violet Red opens this coastal palette with sea-glass and warm sand alongside it, grounded by driftwood grey and a deep-navy anchor.
Pale Violet Red sits between cream and a deep berry here, softened by a blush accent and grounded by charcoal.
Pale Violet Red is the single accent in this high-contrast editorial system — set on near-white paper against near-black ink, with a warm grey and a desaturated tint of Pale Violet Red carrying the quiet middle.
How #E27D93 actually behaves in design work — read from its OKLCH lightness, chroma and hue, not just its raw numbers. Ten signals to help you decide where this color earns its place.
Not a swatch to memorise — a color to build with. Here is #E27D93 at work across the surfaces designers actually ship.
:root {
--color-base: #E27D93;
--color-base-rgb: 226 125 147;
--color-base-oklch: oklch(70.7% 0.126 6.9);
--color-50: #FDF2F4;
--color-100: #F8DDE3;
--color-200: #F0BCC7;
--color-300: #E18EA0;
--color-400: #CE647B;
--color-500: #B3425A;
--color-600: #89394A;
--color-700: #612E39;
--color-800: #402128;
--color-900: #27161A;
--color-on-base: #141310;
}
// tailwind.config.js
colors: {
pale-violet-red: {
50: '#FDF2F4',
100: '#F8DDE3',
200: '#F0BCC7',
300: '#E18EA0',
400: '#CE647B',
500: '#B3425A',
600: '#89394A',
700: '#612E39',
800: '#402128',
900: '#27161A',
},
}
$base: #E27D93; $base-ink: #141310; $base-50: #FDF2F4; $base-100: #F8DDE3; $base-200: #F0BCC7; $base-300: #E18EA0; $base-400: #CE647B; $base-500: #B3425A; $base-600: #89394A; $base-700: #612E39; $base-800: #402128; $base-900: #27161A; $base-hover: #D64463; $base-subtle: #F3DCE1;
{
"color": {
"base": {
"value": "#E27D93",
"type": "color"
},
"onBase": {
"value": "#141310",
"type": "color"
},
"scale": {
"50": {
"value": "#FDF2F4",
"type": "color"
},
"100": {
"value": "#F8DDE3",
"type": "color"
},
"200": {
"value": "#F0BCC7",
"type": "color"
},
"300": {
"value": "#E18EA0",
"type": "color"
},
"400": {
"value": "#CE647B",
"type": "color"
},
"500": {
"value": "#B3425A",
"type": "color"
},
"600": {
"value": "#89394A",
"type": "color"
},
"700": {
"value": "#612E39",
"type": "color"
},
"800": {
"value": "#402128",
"type": "color"
},
"900": {
"value": "#27161A",
"type": "color"
}
}
}
}