Palettes / Colors / #F2CADE

#F2CADE — Pale Pink

#F2CADE is a pink color we call Pale Pink, closest to the named color Pink (#FFC0CB). It belongs to the pink family.

#F2CADE 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 #CAF2DE; it also sits naturally between #F2CAF2 and #F2CACA. 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 79% · Blue 87%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 17% · Yellow 8% · Key 5%

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

Previews

CSS code for #F2CADE

.text { color: #F2CADE; }
.background { background-color: #F2CADE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #F2CADE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(242, 202, 222); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(330, 61%, 87%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #F2CADE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(242, 202, 222, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #F2CADE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(242, 202, 222, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#F2CADE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#F2CADE">Div content here</div>

Shades of #F2CADE

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #CAF2DE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #F2CADE: #000000.

How #F2CADE 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 #F2CADE 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

← #F2CADD  ·  #F2CADF →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #F2CADE?

#F2CADE is Pale Pink, a pink color (RGB 242, 202, 222). Its closest standard named color is Pink.

What is the RGB and HSL of #F2CADE?

#F2CADE is RGB 242, 202, 222 — HSL 330°, 61%, 87% — CMYK 0%, 17%, 8%, 5%.

What colors go with #F2CADE?

Its complement is #CAF2DE; analogous partners are #F2CAF2 and #F2CACA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #F2CADE for text?

Black text on #F2CADE has a contrast ratio of 14.28:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.47:1.