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#F2CEEB — Pale Pink

#F2CEEB 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 #F2CEEB 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.

#F2CEEB 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 #CFF2D6; it also sits naturally between #E7CFF2 and #F2CFD9. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#F2CEEB · RGB 242, 206, 235

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Color values

HEX#F2CEEB
RGB242, 206, 235
HSL312°, 58%, 88%
HSV312°, 15%, 95%
CMYK0%, 15%, 3%, 5%
XYZ73.68, 69.02, 88.04
Yxy69.02, 0.3193, 0.2991
CIE-Lab86.51, 17.45, -9.57
Hunter Lab83.08, 17.65, -9.55

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 95% · Green 81% · Blue 92%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 15% · Yellow 3% · Key 5%

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

Previews

Sample text in #F2CEEB on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #F2CEEB on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #F2CEEB

.text { color: #F2CEEB; }
.background { background-color: #F2CEEB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #F2CEEB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(242, 206, 235); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(312, 58%, 88%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #F2CEEB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(242, 206, 235, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #F2CEEB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(242, 206, 235, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#F2CEEB">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#F2CEEB">Div content here</div>

Shades of #F2CEEB

#EAAEDE#E08ACF#D76AC1#CE46B3#B9319E#992983#751F64#551648#300D29#10040E

Tints of #F2CEEB

#F3D3ED#F4D7EE#F4D7EE#F5DBF0#F6DFF2#F8E3F3#F9E7F5#F9E7F5#FAEBF7#FBEFF8

Tones of #F2CEEB

#F0D1EA#EDD4E8#EAD6E6#E8D9E5#E6DBE4#E3DEE2

Color harmonies

Complementary — #CFF2D6:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.42:1 Fails
Against black text14.80:1 AAA

Best text color on #F2CEEB: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #F2CEEB

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 #F2CEEB: ·

How #F2CEEB looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #E2E2E4Deuteranopia · #E5E7E2Tritanopia · #F0DEDD

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 #F2CEEB rather than the exact color:

Mellow Ruby Terrace
#861962 · #9FD72C · #258FC2 · #F0CFEA
Palette 56021f
#56021F · #7D1C4A · #D17D98 · #F4CCE9
Vintage Ruby Twilight
#BEB1EF · #EFD1EB · #EEB3B0 · #F4F3C8
Honey Ruby Mirage
#AA2085 · #93BB23 · #59BCE0 · #F2D4EA
Golden Drift
#F5D1F0 · #DD60CE · #B829A7 · #5B1553
Dusty Drift
#ECCFE8 · #C685BD · #963B89 · #3B1735

Similar colors

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

#F0CFEA#F4CCE9#EFD1EB#F2D4EA#F5D1F0#ECCFE8#F3D1F1#EFCAE6#EBCBEB#ECCFE6#EFC7E8#EEC8EF

Browse neighbouring colors

← #F2CEEA  ·  #F2CEEC →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #F2CEEB?

#F2CEEB is Pale Pink, a pink color (RGB 242, 206, 235). Its closest standard named color is MistyRose.

What is the RGB and HSL of #F2CEEB?

#F2CEEB is RGB 242, 206, 235 — HSL 312°, 58%, 88% — CMYK 0%, 15%, 3%, 5%.

What colors go with #F2CEEB?

Its complement is #CFF2D6; analogous partners are #E7CFF2 and #F2CFD9. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #F2CEEB for text?

Black text on #F2CEEB has a contrast ratio of 14.80:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.42:1.