Palettes / Colors / #F2AAA1

#F2AAA1 — Light Red

#F2AAA1 is a red color we call Light Red, closest to the named color BurlyWood (#DEB887). It belongs to the red family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: burlywood (#DEB887) — not an exact match. CSS burlywood gives you #DEB887, a different color; use #F2AAA1 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.

#F2AAA1 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 #A1E9F2; it also sits naturally between #F2A1C0 and #F2D3A1. 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 67% · Blue 63%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 30% · Yellow 33% · Key 5%

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

Previews

CSS code for #F2AAA1

.text { color: #F2AAA1; }
.background { background-color: #F2AAA1; }
.border { border: 3px solid #F2AAA1; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(242, 170, 161); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(7, 76%, 79%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #F2AAA1; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(242, 170, 161, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #F2AAA1; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(242, 170, 161, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#F2AAA1">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#F2AAA1">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #A1E9F2:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #F2AAA1: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #F2AAA1

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:

How #F2AAA1 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 #F2AAA1 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

← #F2AAA0  ·  #F2AAA2 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #F2AAA1?

#F2AAA1 is Light Red, a red color (RGB 242, 170, 161). Its closest standard named color is BurlyWood.

What is the RGB and HSL of #F2AAA1?

#F2AAA1 is RGB 242, 170, 161 — HSL 7°, 76%, 79% — CMYK 0%, 30%, 33%, 5%.

What colors go with #F2AAA1?

Its complement is #A1E9F2; analogous partners are #F2A1C0 and #F2D3A1. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #F2AAA1 for text?

Black text on #F2AAA1 has a contrast ratio of 11.04:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.90:1.