Palettes / Colors / #F2CEDE

#F2CEDE — Pale Pink

#F2CEDE is a pink color we call Pale Pink, closest to the named color MistyRose (#FFE4E1). It belongs to the pink family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: mistyrose (#FFE4E1) — not an exact match. CSS mistyrose gives you #FFE4E1, a different color; use #F2CEDE 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.

#F2CEDE 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 #CFF2E2; it also sits naturally between #F2CFF0 and #F2D0CF. 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 81% · Blue 87%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 15% · Yellow 8% · Key 5%

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

Previews

CSS code for #F2CEDE

.text { color: #F2CEDE; }
.background { background-color: #F2CEDE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #F2CEDE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(242, 206, 222); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(333, 58%, 88%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #F2CEDE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(242, 206, 222, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #F2CEDE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(242, 206, 222, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#F2CEDE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#F2CEDE">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #CFF2E2:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #F2CEDE: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #F2CEDE

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:

How #F2CEDE 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 #F2CEDE 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

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #F2CEDE?

#F2CEDE is Pale Pink, a pink color (RGB 242, 206, 222). Its closest standard named color is MistyRose.

What is the RGB and HSL of #F2CEDE?

#F2CEDE is RGB 242, 206, 222 — HSL 333°, 58%, 88% — CMYK 0%, 15%, 8%, 5%.

What colors go with #F2CEDE?

Its complement is #CFF2E2; analogous partners are #F2CFF0 and #F2D0CF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #F2CEDE for text?

Black text on #F2CEDE has a contrast ratio of 14.66:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.43:1.