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#F2CEDF — Pale Pink

#F2CEDF 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 #F2CEDF 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.

#F2CEDF 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 #F2CFF1 and #F2D0CF. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#F2CEDF · RGB 242, 206, 223

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Color values

HEX#F2CEDF
RGB242, 206, 223
HSL332°, 58%, 88%
HSV332°, 15%, 95%
CMYK0%, 15%, 8%, 5%
XYZ72.01, 68.35, 79.21
Yxy68.35, 0.3280, 0.3113
CIE-Lab86.18, 15.38, -3.70
Hunter Lab82.67, 15.46, -3.57

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

Sample text in #F2CEDF on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #F2CEDF on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #F2CEDF

.text { color: #F2CEDF; }
.background { background-color: #F2CEDF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #F2CEDF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(242, 206, 223); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(332, 58%, 88%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #F2CEDF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(242, 206, 223, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #F2CEDF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(242, 206, 223, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#F2CEDF">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#F2CEDF">Div content here</div>

Shades of #F2CEDF

#EAAECA#E08AB2#D76A9D#CE4685#B93171#99295D#751F47#551633#300D1D#10040A

Tints of #F2CEDF

#F3D3E2#F4D7E5#F4D7E5#F5DBE7#F6DFEA#F8E3EC#F9E7EF#F9E7EF#FAEBF2#FBEFF4

Tones of #F2CEDF

#F0D1DF#EDD4E0#EAD6E0#E8D9E0#E6DBE0#E3DEE0

Color harmonies

Complementary — #CFF2E2:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.43:1 Fails
Against black text14.67:1 AAA

Best text color on #F2CEDF: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #F2CEDF

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 #F2CEDF: ·

How #F2CEDF looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #E2E2DBDeuteranopia · #E5E7DATritanopia · #F0D8D7

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 #F2CEDF rather than the exact color:

Wild Harbor
#90173D · #73E140 · #5683E4 · #F3D2E0
Vivid Ruby Whisper
#1B9264 · #3FDB7F · #C62563 · #F1CADD
Palette 5902ec
#5902EC · #E04DB0 · #F2C9E1 · #FFFA4D
Cosmic Ruby Cascade
#B12674 · #A0DA55 · #5CA4DB · #EDCBDC
Amber Ruby Dusk
#8F1A54 · #69B321 · #5A9CE1 · #EFC8DE
Modern Ruby Saffron
#B72D61 · #71CF39 · #2D62BA · #ECCBDD

Similar colors

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

#F3D2E0#F1CADD#F2C9E1#EDCBDC#EFC8DE#ECCBDD#F3CAD9#F2CCD8#F2D5DC#F7C8E0#F6D0D8#F3D0D7

Browse neighbouring colors

← #F2CEDE  ·  #F2CEE0 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #F2CEDF?

#F2CEDF is Pale Pink, a pink color (RGB 242, 206, 223). Its closest standard named color is MistyRose.

What is the RGB and HSL of #F2CEDF?

#F2CEDF is RGB 242, 206, 223 — HSL 332°, 58%, 88% — CMYK 0%, 15%, 8%, 5%.

What colors go with #F2CEDF?

Its complement is #CFF2E2; analogous partners are #F2CFF1 and #F2D0CF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #F2CEDF for text?

Black text on #F2CEDF has a contrast ratio of 14.67:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.43:1.