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#F2CEDA — Pale Pink

#F2CEDA is a pink color we call Pale Pink, closest to the named color Pink (#FFC0CB). It belongs to the pink family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: pink (#FFC0CB) — not an exact match. CSS pink gives you #FFC0CB, a different color; use #F2CEDA 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.

#F2CEDA 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 #CFF2E6; it also sits naturally between #F2CFEC and #F2D5CF. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#F2CEDA · RGB 242, 206, 218

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Color values

HEX#F2CEDA
RGB242, 206, 218
HSL340°, 58%, 88%
HSV340°, 15%, 95%
CMYK0%, 15%, 10%, 5%
XYZ71.34, 68.08, 75.71
Yxy68.08, 0.3316, 0.3165
CIE-Lab86.05, 14.55, -1.24
Hunter Lab82.51, 14.58, -1.18

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 95% · Green 81% · Blue 85%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 15% · Yellow 10% · Key 5%

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

Previews

Sample text in #F2CEDA on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #F2CEDA on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #F2CEDA

.text { color: #F2CEDA; }
.background { background-color: #F2CEDA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #F2CEDA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(242, 206, 218); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(340, 58%, 88%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #F2CEDA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(242, 206, 218, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #F2CEDA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(242, 206, 218, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#F2CEDA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#F2CEDA">Div content here</div>

Shades of #F2CEDA

#EAAEC2#E08AA7#D76A8E#CE4673#B9315F#99294E#751F3C#55162B#300D19#100408

Tints of #F2CEDA

#F3D3DE#F4D7E1#F4D7E1#F5DBE4#F6DFE7#F8E3EA#F9E7ED#F9E7ED#FAEBF0#FBEFF3

Tones of #F2CEDA

#F0D1DB#EDD4DC#EAD6DD#E8D9DE#E6DBDF#E3DEE0

Color harmonies

Complementary — #CFF2E6:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.44:1 Fails
Against black text14.62:1 AAA

Best text color on #F2CEDA: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #F2CEDA

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 #F2CEDA: ·

How #F2CEDA looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #E2E2D7Deuteranopia · #E5E7D6Tritanopia · #F0D5D4

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 fuchsia 500 · #D946EF

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #F2CEDA rather than the exact color:

Crimson Ruby Lagoon
#AA193A · #49D41F · #4B6EE4 · #F2CCD8
Palette F6f5f2
#F6F5F2 · #F0EBE3 · #F3D0D7 · #FFEFEF
Crystal Aurora
#18A180 · #59E6E3 · #E02F59 · #F3CAD9
Vivid Ruby Canyon
#24C28E · #78E6AD · #DE4F7E · #F2CCD6
Misty Opal
#F6D0D8 · #E77991 · #D21E45 · #791128
Vivid Ruby Whisper
#1B9264 · #3FDB7F · #C62563 · #F1CADD

Similar colors

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

#F2CCD8#F3D0D7#F3CAD9#F2CCD6#F6D0D8#F1CADD#F7CFD8#EDCBDC#EED3D9#EDCAD7#F3D2E0#F2D5DC

Browse neighbouring colors

← #F2CED9  ·  #F2CEDB →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #F2CEDA?

#F2CEDA is Pale Pink, a pink color (RGB 242, 206, 218). Its closest standard named color is Pink.

What is the RGB and HSL of #F2CEDA?

#F2CEDA is RGB 242, 206, 218 — HSL 340°, 58%, 88% — CMYK 0%, 15%, 10%, 5%.

What colors go with #F2CEDA?

Its complement is #CFF2E6; analogous partners are #F2CFEC and #F2D5CF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #F2CEDA for text?

Black text on #F2CEDA has a contrast ratio of 14.62:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.44:1.