Palettes / Colors / #F29CED
#F29CED — Light Pink
#F29CED is a pink color we call Light Pink, closest to the named color Violet (#EE82EE). It belongs to the pink family.
Color name
Closest CSS keyword: violet (#EE82EE) — not an exact match. CSS violet gives you #EE82EE, a different color; use #F29CED 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.
#F29CED 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 #9CF2A0; it also sits naturally between #CB9CF2 and #F29CC3. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #F29CED |
|---|---|
| RGB | 242, 156, 237 |
| HSL | 303°, 77%, 78% |
| HSV | 303°, 36%, 95% |
| CMYK | 0%, 36%, 2%, 5% |
| XYZ | 63.79, 48.77, 86.17 |
| Yxy | 48.77, 0.3210, 0.2454 |
| CIE-Lab | 75.31, 44.21, -27.57 |
| Hunter Lab | 69.83, 45.28, -29.16 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 95% · Green 61% · Blue 93%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 36% · Yellow 2% · Key 5%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #F29CED
.text { color: #F29CED; }
.background { background-color: #F29CED; }
.border { border: 3px solid #F29CED; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(242, 156, 237); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(303, 77%, 78%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #F29CED; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(242, 156, 237, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #F29CED; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(242, 156, 237, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#F29CED">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#F29CED">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #9CF2A0:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.95:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 10.75:1 AAA |
Best text color on #F29CED: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #F29CED
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:
Smaller body text shows the effect best.
Blended color: · Contrast against #F29CED: ·
How #F29CED 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 #F29CED rather than the exact color:
Similar colors
The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:
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Frequently asked questions
What color is #F29CED?
#F29CED is Light Pink, a pink color (RGB 242, 156, 237). Its closest standard named color is Violet.
What is the RGB and HSL of #F29CED?
#F29CED is RGB 242, 156, 237 — HSL 303°, 77%, 78% — CMYK 0%, 36%, 2%, 5%.
What colors go with #F29CED?
Its complement is #9CF2A0; analogous partners are #CB9CF2 and #F29CC3. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #F29CED for text?
Black text on #F29CED has a contrast ratio of 10.75:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.95:1.