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#F2BFBB — Pale Red

#F2BFBB 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 #F2BFBB 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.

#F2BFBB 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.

#F2BFBB · RGB 242, 191, 187

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Color values

HEX#F2BFBB
RGB242, 191, 187
HSL4°, 68%, 84%
HSV4°, 23%, 95%
CMYK0%, 21%, 23%, 5%
XYZ64.22, 59.73, 55.16
Yxy59.73, 0.3586, 0.3335
CIE-Lab81.69, 17.67, 9.00
Hunter Lab77.28, 17.48, 7.87

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

Sample text in #F2BFBB on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #F2BFBB on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #F2BFBB

.text { color: #F2BFBB; }
.background { background-color: #F2BFBB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #F2BFBB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(242, 191, 187); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(4, 68%, 84%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #F2BFBB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(242, 191, 187, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #F2BFBB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(242, 191, 187, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#F2BFBB">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#F2BFBB">Div content here</div>

Shades of #F2BFBB

#EB9E98#E57D76#DE5D54#D83C31#BC2E24#9A261D#781D17#561510#330D0A#110403

Tints of #F2BFBB

#F3C2BF#F4C6C3#F5CECC#F6D2D0#F7D6D4#F8DBD8#F8DFDD#FAE7E5#FBEBEA#FCEFEE

Tones of #F2BFBB

#EEC2BF#EAC5C2#E6C8C6#E2CCCA#DECFCE#DAD3D2

Color harmonies

Complementary — #BAEEF2:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.62:1 Fails
Against black text12.95:1 AAA

Best text color on #F2BFBB: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #F2BFBB

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 #F2BFBB: ·

How #F2BFBB looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #DCDBBCDeuteranopia · #DFE3BCTritanopia · #EFBDBD

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 #F2BFBB rather than the exact color:

Gentle Orchard
#F3BFBA · #EB7B70 · #BD2C1E · #53140E
Modern Ruby Petal
#F0BEBD · #E89897 · #E07C7A · #942B29
Palette F4bfbf
#F4BFBF · #FFD9C0 · #FAF0D7 · #8CC0DE
Palette Fff5f2
#FFF5F2 · #F5BABB · #568F87 · #064232
Palette F0e4d7
#F0E4D7 · #F5C0C0 · #FF7171 · #9FD8DF
Vivid Monsoon
#1F9AA2 · #5BD2E0 · #D93F35 · #ECC2B9

Similar colors

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

#F3BFBA#F0BEBD#F4BFBF#F5BABB#F5C0C0#ECC2B9#F4C3B4#EEC2C2#F9C0C0#F2C6B4#F8C4B4#E8BCB9

Browse neighbouring colors

← #F2BFBA  ·  #F2BFBC →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #F2BFBB?

#F2BFBB is Pale Red, a red color (RGB 242, 191, 187). Its closest standard named color is LightPink.

What is the RGB and HSL of #F2BFBB?

#F2BFBB is RGB 242, 191, 187 — HSL 4°, 68%, 84% — CMYK 0%, 21%, 23%, 5%.

What colors go with #F2BFBB?

Its complement is #BAEEF2; analogous partners are #F2BAD3 and #F2DABA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #F2BFBB for text?

Black text on #F2BFBB has a contrast ratio of 12.95:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.62:1.