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#F0EAEC — Pale Dusty Pink

#F0EAEC is a pink color we call Pale Dusty Pink, closest to the named color WhiteSmoke (#F5F5F5). It belongs to the pink family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: whitesmoke (#F5F5F5) — not an exact match. CSS whitesmoke gives you #F5F5F5, a different color; use #F0EAEC when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#F0EAEC 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 #EAF0EE; it also sits naturally between #F0EAEF and #F0EBEA. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#F0EAEC · RGB 240, 234, 236

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Color values

HEX#F0EAEC
RGB240, 234, 236
HSL340°, 17%, 93%
HSV340°, 3%, 94%
CMYK0%, 3%, 2%, 6%
XYZ80.50, 83.43, 91.22
Yxy83.43, 0.3155, 0.3270
CIE-Lab93.20, 2.37, -0.26
Hunter Lab91.34, 2.39, -0.26

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 94% · Green 92% · Blue 93%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 3% · Yellow 2% · Key 6%

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

Previews

Sample text in #F0EAEC on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #F0EAEC on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #F0EAEC

.text { color: #F0EAEC; }
.background { background-color: #F0EAEC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #F0EAEC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(240, 234, 236); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(340, 17%, 93%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #F0EAEC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(240, 234, 236, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #F0EAEC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(240, 234, 236, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#F0EAEC">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#F0EAEC">Div content here</div>

Shades of #F0EAEC

#DDCFD4#CAB4BC#B79AA3#A47F8B#926876#775560#5C424B#422F35#271C1F#0C080A

Tints of #F0EAEC

#F0EAEC#F2EDEF#F2EDEF#F2EDEF#F4F0F2#F4F0F2#F4F0F2#F4F0F2#F7F3F4#F7F3F4

Tones of #F0EAEC

#F0EAEC#EFEBEC#EFEBED#EEECED#EEECED#EEEDED

Color harmonies

Complementary — #EAF0EE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.19:1 Fails
Against black text17.69:1 AAA

Best text color on #F0EAEC: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #F0EAEC

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

100%
Sample heading text
Smaller body text shows the effect best.

Blended color: · Contrast against #F0EAEC: ·

How #F0EAEC looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #EDEDECDeuteranopia · #EEEEEBTritanopia · #F0EBEB

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:

Bootstrap light · #F8F9FAMaterial Grey 500 · #9E9E9ETailwind fuchsia 500 · #D946EF

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #F0EAEC rather than the exact color:

Palette 0c2d57
#0C2D57 · #FC6736 · #FFB0B0 · #EFECEC
Palette 15173d
#15173D · #982598 · #E491C9 · #F1E9E9
Palette Eeedeb
#EEEDEB · #E6B9A6 · #939185 · #2F3645
Palette Eeedeb
#EEEDEB · #E0CCBE · #747264 · #3C3633
Palette 171717
#171717 · #444444 · #DA0037 · #EDEDED
Palette 6c4a4a
#6C4A4A · #C89595 · #DDBEBE · #EDEDED

Similar colors

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

#EFECEC#F1E9E9#EEEDEB#EDEDED#F3EDED#ECECEC#EFEEEA#EEEEEE#EBEBEB#F5EBEB#F3EEEA#F4EEED

Browse neighbouring colors

← #F0EAEB  ·  #F0EAED →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #F0EAEC?

#F0EAEC is Pale Dusty Pink, a pink color (RGB 240, 234, 236). Its closest standard named color is WhiteSmoke.

What is the RGB and HSL of #F0EAEC?

#F0EAEC is RGB 240, 234, 236 — HSL 340°, 17%, 93% — CMYK 0%, 3%, 2%, 6%.

What colors go with #F0EAEC?

Its complement is #EAF0EE; analogous partners are #F0EAEF and #F0EBEA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #F0EAEC for text?

Black text on #F0EAEC has a contrast ratio of 17.69:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.19:1.