#F87296 is a mid-toned, warm red. On the Color Lab it reads bold and ownable. It reproduces cleanly in print.
Not just a swatch — here's how #F87296 works with other colors. Named schemes with #F87296 in its natural role, and a note on why the supporting colors balance it.
This palette keeps Watermelon as the dominant warm neutral, balanced by muted terracotta and olive earth tones and grounded by a deep espresso anchor.
Watermelon 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.
Watermelon opens this coastal palette with sea-glass and warm sand alongside it, grounded by driftwood grey and a deep-navy anchor.
Watermelon sits between cream and a deep berry here, softened by a blush accent and grounded by charcoal.
Watermelon 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 Watermelon carrying the quiet middle.
How #F87296 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 #F87296 at work across the surfaces designers actually ship.
:root {
--color-base: #F87296;
--color-base-rgb: 248 114 150;
--color-base-oklch: oklch(72.1% 0.167 5.4);
--color-50: #FEF0F4;
--color-100: #FDD8E2;
--color-200: #FBB1C5;
--color-300: #F27D9C;
--color-400: #E44E76;
--color-500: #CB2A55;
--color-600: #9A2846;
--color-700: #6C2336;
--color-800: #461B26;
--color-900: #2B1219;
--color-on-base: #141310;
}
// tailwind.config.js
colors: {
watermelon: {
50: '#FEF0F4',
100: '#FDD8E2',
200: '#FBB1C5',
300: '#F27D9C',
400: '#E44E76',
500: '#CB2A55',
600: '#9A2846',
700: '#6C2336',
800: '#461B26',
900: '#2B1219',
},
}
$base: #F87296; $base-ink: #141310; $base-50: #FEF0F4; $base-100: #FDD8E2; $base-200: #FBB1C5; $base-300: #F27D9C; $base-400: #E44E76; $base-500: #CB2A55; $base-600: #9A2846; $base-700: #6C2336; $base-800: #461B26; $base-900: #2B1219; $base-hover: #F52D62; $base-subtle: #F8D9E2;
{
"color": {
"base": {
"value": "#F87296",
"type": "color"
},
"onBase": {
"value": "#141310",
"type": "color"
},
"scale": {
"50": {
"value": "#FEF0F4",
"type": "color"
},
"100": {
"value": "#FDD8E2",
"type": "color"
},
"200": {
"value": "#FBB1C5",
"type": "color"
},
"300": {
"value": "#F27D9C",
"type": "color"
},
"400": {
"value": "#E44E76",
"type": "color"
},
"500": {
"value": "#CB2A55",
"type": "color"
},
"600": {
"value": "#9A2846",
"type": "color"
},
"700": {
"value": "#6C2336",
"type": "color"
},
"800": {
"value": "#461B26",
"type": "color"
},
"900": {
"value": "#2B1219",
"type": "color"
}
}
}
}