Palettes / Colors / #F29CAE

#F29CAE — Light Red

#F29CAE is a red color we call Light Red, closest to the named color LightPink (#FFB6C1). It belongs to the red family.

#F29CAE is a warm red color associated with energy, passion and urgency. It is light enough to work as a background or base color, with darker text on top.

Its strongest partner is its complement #9CF2DF; it also sits naturally between #F29CDA and #F2B49C. 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 95% · Green 61% · Blue 68%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 36% · Yellow 28% · Key 5%

Previews

CSS code for #F29CAE

.text { color: #F29CAE; }
.background { background-color: #F29CAE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #F29CAE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(242, 156, 174); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(347, 77%, 78%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #F29CAE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(242, 156, 174, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #F29CAE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(242, 156, 174, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#F29CAE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#F29CAE">Div content here</div>

Shades of #F29CAE

Tints of #F29CAE

Tones of #F29CAE

Color harmonies

Complementary — #9CF2DF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #F29CAE: #000000.

How #F29CAE 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 #F29CAE or a close neighbour

Similar colors

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

Browse neighbouring colors

← #F29CAD  ·  #F29CAF →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #F29CAE?

#F29CAE is Light Red, a red color (RGB 242, 156, 174). Its closest standard named color is LightPink.

What is the RGB and HSL of #F29CAE?

#F29CAE is RGB 242, 156, 174 — HSL 347°, 77%, 78% — CMYK 0%, 36%, 28%, 5%.

What colors go with #F29CAE?

Its complement is #9CF2DF; analogous partners are #F29CDA and #F2B49C. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #F29CAE for text?

Black text on #F29CAE has a contrast ratio of 10.14:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.07:1.