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#F2CEEC — Pale Pink

#F2CEEC 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 #F2CEEC 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.

#F2CEEC 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 #CFF2D5; it also sits naturally between #E6CFF2 and #F2CFDA. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#F2CEEC · RGB 242, 206, 236

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Color values

HEX#F2CEEC
RGB242, 206, 236
HSL310°, 58%, 88%
HSV310°, 15%, 95%
CMYK0%, 15%, 2%, 5%
XYZ73.83, 69.08, 88.80
Yxy69.08, 0.3186, 0.2981
CIE-Lab86.54, 17.63, -10.06
Hunter Lab83.11, 17.84, -10.06

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 95% · Green 81% · Blue 93%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 15% · Yellow 2% · Key 5%

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

Previews

Sample text in #F2CEEC on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #F2CEEC on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #F2CEEC

.text { color: #F2CEEC; }
.background { background-color: #F2CEEC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #F2CEEC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(242, 206, 236); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(310, 58%, 88%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #F2CEEC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(242, 206, 236, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #F2CEEC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(242, 206, 236, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#F2CEEC">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#F2CEEC">Div content here</div>

Shades of #F2CEEC

#EAAEE0#E08AD2#D76AC5#CE46B7#B931A3#992986#751F67#55164A#300D2A#10040E

Tints of #F2CEEC

#F3D3EE#F4D7EF#F4D7EF#F5DBF1#F6DFF2#F8E3F4#F9E7F6#F9E7F6#FAEBF7#FBEFF9

Tones of #F2CEEC

#F0D1EB#EDD4E9#EAD6E7#E8D9E5#E6DBE4#E3DEE2

Color harmonies

Complementary — #CFF2D5:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.42:1 Fails
Against black text14.82:1 AAA

Best text color on #F2CEEC: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #F2CEEC

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 #F2CEEC: ·

How #F2CEEC looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #E2E2E5Deuteranopia · #E5E7E3Tritanopia · #F0DFDE

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 #F2CEEC 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
Golden Drift
#F5D1F0 · #DD60CE · #B829A7 · #5B1553
Cosmic Ruby Voyage
#941799 · #BAB31C · #1FCAC2 · #F3D1F1
Honey Ruby Mirage
#AA2085 · #93BB23 · #59BCE0 · #F2D4EA

Similar colors

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

#F0CFEA#F4CCE9#EFD1EB#F5D1F0#F3D1F1#F2D4EA#ECCFE8#F3CCF3#EBCBEB#EDCBF1#EEC8EF#EFCAE6

Browse neighbouring colors

← #F2CEEB  ·  #F2CEED →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #F2CEEC?

#F2CEEC is Pale Pink, a pink color (RGB 242, 206, 236). Its closest standard named color is MistyRose.

What is the RGB and HSL of #F2CEEC?

#F2CEEC is RGB 242, 206, 236 — HSL 310°, 58%, 88% — CMYK 0%, 15%, 2%, 5%.

What colors go with #F2CEEC?

Its complement is #CFF2D5; analogous partners are #E6CFF2 and #F2CFDA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #F2CEEC for text?

Black text on #F2CEEC has a contrast ratio of 14.82:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.42:1.