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#F2CEDC — Pale Pink

#F2CEDC 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 #F2CEDC 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.

#F2CEDC 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 #CFF2E5; it also sits naturally between #F2CFEE and #F2D3CF. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#F2CEDC · RGB 242, 206, 220

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Color values

HEX#F2CEDC
RGB242, 206, 220
HSL337°, 58%, 88%
HSV337°, 15%, 95%
CMYK0%, 15%, 9%, 5%
XYZ71.61, 68.19, 77.10
Yxy68.19, 0.3302, 0.3144
CIE-Lab86.10, 14.88, -2.23
Hunter Lab82.58, 14.93, -2.13

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 95% · Green 81% · Blue 86%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 15% · Yellow 9% · Key 5%

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

Previews

Sample text in #F2CEDC on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #F2CEDC on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #F2CEDC

.text { color: #F2CEDC; }
.background { background-color: #F2CEDC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #F2CEDC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(242, 206, 220); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(337, 58%, 88%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #F2CEDC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(242, 206, 220, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #F2CEDC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(242, 206, 220, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#F2CEDC">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#F2CEDC">Div content here</div>

Shades of #F2CEDC

#EAAEC5#E08AAB#D76A94#CE467A#B93165#992954#751F40#55162E#300D1A#100409

Tints of #F2CEDC

#F3D3DF#F4D7E2#F4D7E2#F5DBE5#F6DFE8#F8E3EB#F9E7EE#F9E7EE#FAEBF1#FBEFF3

Tones of #F2CEDC

#F0D1DD#EDD4DD#EAD6DE#E8D9DF#E6DBDF#E3DEE0

Color harmonies

Complementary — #CFF2E5:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.43:1 Fails
Against black text14.64:1 AAA

Best text color on #F2CEDC: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #F2CEDC

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 #F2CEDC: ·

How #F2CEDC looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #E2E2D9Deuteranopia · #E5E7D8Tritanopia · #F0D6D5

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 #F2CEDC rather than the exact color:

Vivid Ruby Whisper
#1B9264 · #3FDB7F · #C62563 · #F1CADD
Crimson Ruby Lagoon
#AA193A · #49D41F · #4B6EE4 · #F2CCD8
Crystal Aurora
#18A180 · #59E6E3 · #E02F59 · #F3CAD9
Palette F6f5f2
#F6F5F2 · #F0EBE3 · #F3D0D7 · #FFEFEF
Wild Harbor
#90173D · #73E140 · #5683E4 · #F3D2E0
Cosmic Ruby Cascade
#B12674 · #A0DA55 · #5CA4DB · #EDCBDC

Similar colors

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

#F1CADD#F2CCD8#F3CAD9#F3D0D7#F3D2E0#EDCBDC#F6D0D8#F2CCD6#F7CFD8#ECCBDD#F2D5DC#EFC8DE

Browse neighbouring colors

← #F2CEDB  ·  #F2CEDD →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #F2CEDC?

#F2CEDC is Pale Pink, a pink color (RGB 242, 206, 220). Its closest standard named color is Pink.

What is the RGB and HSL of #F2CEDC?

#F2CEDC is RGB 242, 206, 220 — HSL 337°, 58%, 88% — CMYK 0%, 15%, 9%, 5%.

What colors go with #F2CEDC?

Its complement is #CFF2E5; analogous partners are #F2CFEE and #F2D3CF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #F2CEDC for text?

Black text on #F2CEDC has a contrast ratio of 14.64:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.43:1.