#E58AA2 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 #E58AA2 works with other colors. Named schemes with #E58AA2 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 #E58AA2 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 #E58AA2 at work across the surfaces designers actually ship.
:root {
--color-base: #E58AA2;
--color-base-rgb: 229 138 162;
--color-base-oklch: oklch(73.5% 0.114 3.2);
--color-50: #FDF2F5;
--color-100: #F8DDE4;
--color-200: #F0BCCA;
--color-300: #E18EA4;
--color-400: #CE6480;
--color-500: #B34260;
--color-600: #89394E;
--color-700: #612E3B;
--color-800: #402129;
--color-900: #27161B;
--color-on-base: #141310;
}
// tailwind.config.js
colors: {
puce: {
50: '#FDF2F5',
100: '#F8DDE4',
200: '#F0BCCA',
300: '#E18EA4',
400: '#CE6480',
500: '#B34260',
600: '#89394E',
700: '#612E3B',
800: '#402129',
900: '#27161B',
},
}
$base: #E58AA2; $base-ink: #141310; $base-50: #FDF2F5; $base-100: #F8DDE4; $base-200: #F0BCCA; $base-300: #E18EA4; $base-400: #CE6480; $base-500: #B34260; $base-600: #89394E; $base-700: #612E3B; $base-800: #402129; $base-900: #27161B; $base-hover: #D84E73; $base-subtle: #F4DFE5;
{
"color": {
"base": {
"value": "#E58AA2",
"type": "color"
},
"onBase": {
"value": "#141310",
"type": "color"
},
"scale": {
"50": {
"value": "#FDF2F5",
"type": "color"
},
"100": {
"value": "#F8DDE4",
"type": "color"
},
"200": {
"value": "#F0BCCA",
"type": "color"
},
"300": {
"value": "#E18EA4",
"type": "color"
},
"400": {
"value": "#CE6480",
"type": "color"
},
"500": {
"value": "#B34260",
"type": "color"
},
"600": {
"value": "#89394E",
"type": "color"
},
"700": {
"value": "#612E3B",
"type": "color"
},
"800": {
"value": "#402129",
"type": "color"
},
"900": {
"value": "#27161B",
"type": "color"
}
}
}
}