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#F2BEBE — Pale Red

#F2BEBE 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 #F2BEBE 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.

#F2BEBE 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 #BFF2F2; it also sits naturally between #F2BFD9 and #F2D9BF. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#F2BEBE · RGB 242, 190, 190

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Color values

HEX#F2BEBE
RGB242, 190, 190
HSL0°, 67%, 85%
HSV0°, 21%, 95%
CMYK0%, 21%, 21%, 5%
XYZ64.33, 59.42, 56.79
Yxy59.42, 0.3563, 0.3291
CIE-Lab81.52, 18.63, 7.15
Hunter Lab77.09, 18.46, 6.31

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 95% · Green 75% · Blue 75%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 21% · Yellow 21% · Key 5%

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

Previews

Sample text in #F2BEBE on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #F2BEBE on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #F2BEBE

.text { color: #F2BEBE; }
.background { background-color: #F2BEBE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #F2BEBE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(242, 190, 190); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(0, 67%, 85%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #F2BEBE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(242, 190, 190, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #F2BEBE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(242, 190, 190, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#F2BEBE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#F2BEBE">Div content here</div>

Shades of #F2BEBE

#EC9D9D#E57B7B#DE5959#D73737#C02626#991E1E#771818#551111#330A0A#110303

Tints of #F2BEBE

#F3C3C3#F4C8C8#F5CCCC#F6D0D0#F7D9D9#F8DDDD#F9E1E1#FAE5E5#FBEAEA#FCEEEE

Tones of #F2BEBE

#EFC3C3#EBC6C6#E7CACA#E4CECE#E0D1D1#DDD5D5

Color harmonies

Complementary — #BFF2F2:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.63:1 Fails
Against black text12.88:1 AAA

Best text color on #F2BEBE: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #F2BEBE

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 #F2BEBE: ·

How #F2BEBE looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #DBDBBEDeuteranopia · #DFE2BETritanopia · #EFBEBE

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 pink 500 · #EC4899

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #F2BEBE rather than the exact color:

Modern Ruby Petal
#F0BEBD · #E89897 · #E07C7A · #942B29
Palette F4bfbf
#F4BFBF · #FFD9C0 · #FAF0D7 · #8CC0DE
Palette F0e4d7
#F0E4D7 · #F5C0C0 · #FF7171 · #9FD8DF
Gentle Orchard
#F3BFBA · #EB7B70 · #BD2C1E · #53140E
Palette Fff5f2
#FFF5F2 · #F5BABB · #568F87 · #064232
Palette Bae5d5
#BAE5D5 · #D7ACD4 · #EEC2C2 · #F2F2B0

Similar colors

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

#F0BEBD#F4BFBF#F5C0C0#F3BFBA#F5BABB#EEC2C2#F9C0C0#ECC2B9#F3B6C2#F6C6C2#F3C5C5#F3BCC8

Browse neighbouring colors

← #F2BEBD  ·  #F2BEBF →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #F2BEBE?

#F2BEBE is Pale Red, a red color (RGB 242, 190, 190). Its closest standard named color is LightPink.

What is the RGB and HSL of #F2BEBE?

#F2BEBE is RGB 242, 190, 190 — HSL 0°, 67%, 85% — CMYK 0%, 21%, 21%, 5%.

What colors go with #F2BEBE?

Its complement is #BFF2F2; analogous partners are #F2BFD9 and #F2D9BF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #F2BEBE for text?

Black text on #F2BEBE has a contrast ratio of 12.88:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.63:1.