Palettes / Colors / #F2BEBA
#F2BEBA — Pale Red
#F2BEBA is a red color we call Pale Red, closest to the named color LightPink (#FFB6C1). It belongs to the red family.
Color name
Closest CSS keyword: lightpink (#FFB6C1) — not an exact match. CSS lightpink gives you #FFB6C1, a different color; use #F2BEBA 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.
#F2BEBA 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 #BAEEF2; it also sits naturally between #F2BAD3 and #F2DABA. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #F2BEBA |
|---|---|
| RGB | 242, 190, 186 |
| HSL | 4°, 68%, 84% |
| HSV | 4°, 23%, 95% |
| CMYK | 0%, 21%, 23%, 5% |
| XYZ | 63.89, 59.25, 54.52 |
| Yxy | 59.25, 0.3596, 0.3335 |
| CIE-Lab | 81.43, 18.05, 9.16 |
| Hunter Lab | 76.97, 17.86, 7.99 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 95% · Green 75% · Blue 73%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 21% · Yellow 23% · Key 5%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #F2BEBA
.text { color: #F2BEBA; }
.background { background-color: #F2BEBA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #F2BEBA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(242, 190, 186); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(4, 68%, 84%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #F2BEBA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(242, 190, 186, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #F2BEBA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(242, 190, 186, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#F2BEBA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#F2BEBA">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #BAEEF2:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.63:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 12.85:1 AAA |
Best text color on #F2BEBA: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #F2BEBA
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 #F2BEBA: ·
How #F2BEBA 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 #F2BEBA 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 #F2BEBA?
#F2BEBA is Pale Red, a red color (RGB 242, 190, 186). Its closest standard named color is LightPink.
What is the RGB and HSL of #F2BEBA?
#F2BEBA is RGB 242, 190, 186 — HSL 4°, 68%, 84% — CMYK 0%, 21%, 23%, 5%.
What colors go with #F2BEBA?
Its complement is #BAEEF2; analogous partners are #F2BAD3 and #F2DABA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #F2BEBA for text?
Black text on #F2BEBA has a contrast ratio of 12.85:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.63:1.