Palettes / Colors / #F09ECC

#F09ECC — Light Pink

#F09ECC is a pink color we call Light Pink, closest to the named color Plum (#DDA0DD). It belongs to the pink family.

#F09ECC is a warm-leaning pink color associated with playfulness, romance and softness. It is light enough to work as a background or base color, with darker text on top.

Its strongest partner is its complement #9EF0C1; it also sits naturally between #EA9EF0 and #F09EA3. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 94% · Green 62% · Blue 80%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 34% · Yellow 15% · Key 6%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #F09ECC

.text { color: #F09ECC; }
.background { background-color: #F09ECC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #F09ECC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(240, 158, 204); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(326, 73%, 78%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #F09ECC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(240, 158, 204, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #F09ECC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(240, 158, 204, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#F09ECC">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#F09ECC">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #9EF0C1:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #F09ECC: #000000.

How #F09ECC looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #F09ECC rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

← #F09ECB  ·  #F09ECD →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #F09ECC?

#F09ECC is Light Pink, a pink color (RGB 240, 158, 204). Its closest standard named color is Plum.

What is the RGB and HSL of #F09ECC?

#F09ECC is RGB 240, 158, 204 — HSL 326°, 73%, 78% — CMYK 0%, 34%, 15%, 6%.

What colors go with #F09ECC?

Its complement is #9EF0C1; analogous partners are #EA9EF0 and #F09EA3. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #F09ECC for text?

Black text on #F09ECC has a contrast ratio of 10.47:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.01:1.