#E28398 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 #E28398 works with other colors. Named schemes with #E28398 in its natural role, and a note on why the supporting colors balance it.
This palette keeps Puce as the dominant warm neutral, balanced by muted terracotta and olive earth tones and grounded by a deep espresso anchor.
Puce 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.
Puce opens this coastal palette with sea-glass and warm sand alongside it, grounded by driftwood grey and a deep-navy anchor.
Puce sits between cream and a deep berry here, softened by a blush accent and grounded by charcoal.
Puce 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 Puce carrying the quiet middle.
How #E28398 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 #E28398 at work across the surfaces designers actually ship.
:root {
--color-base: #E28398;
--color-base-rgb: 226 131 152;
--color-base-oklch: oklch(71.8% 0.119 6.3);
--color-50: #FDF2F4;
--color-100: #F8DDE3;
--color-200: #EFBDC8;
--color-300: #E090A1;
--color-400: #CC667C;
--color-500: #B1445B;
--color-600: #873A4B;
--color-700: #602E39;
--color-800: #3F2228;
--color-900: #27161A;
--color-on-base: #141310;
}
// tailwind.config.js
colors: {
puce: {
50: '#FDF2F4',
100: '#F8DDE3',
200: '#EFBDC8',
300: '#E090A1',
400: '#CC667C',
500: '#B1445B',
600: '#873A4B',
700: '#602E39',
800: '#3F2228',
900: '#27161A',
},
}
$base: #E28398; $base-ink: #141310; $base-50: #FDF2F4; $base-100: #F8DDE3; $base-200: #EFBDC8; $base-300: #E090A1; $base-400: #CC667C; $base-500: #B1445B; $base-600: #873A4B; $base-700: #602E39; $base-800: #3F2228; $base-900: #27161A; $base-hover: #D44967; $base-subtle: #F3DDE2;
{
"color": {
"base": {
"value": "#E28398",
"type": "color"
},
"onBase": {
"value": "#141310",
"type": "color"
},
"scale": {
"50": {
"value": "#FDF2F4",
"type": "color"
},
"100": {
"value": "#F8DDE3",
"type": "color"
},
"200": {
"value": "#EFBDC8",
"type": "color"
},
"300": {
"value": "#E090A1",
"type": "color"
},
"400": {
"value": "#CC667C",
"type": "color"
},
"500": {
"value": "#B1445B",
"type": "color"
},
"600": {
"value": "#873A4B",
"type": "color"
},
"700": {
"value": "#602E39",
"type": "color"
},
"800": {
"value": "#3F2228",
"type": "color"
},
"900": {
"value": "#27161A",
"type": "color"
}
}
}
}