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#F2CEEF — Pale Pink

#F2CEEF is a pink color we call Pale Pink, closest to the named color Lavender (#E6E6FA). It belongs to the pink family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: lavender (#E6E6FA) — not an exact match. CSS lavender gives you #E6E6FA, a different color; use #F2CEEF 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.

#F2CEEF 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 #CFF2D2; it also sits naturally between #E3CFF2 and #F2CFDD. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#F2CEEF · RGB 242, 206, 239

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Color values

HEX#F2CEEF
RGB242, 206, 239
HSL305°, 58%, 88%
HSV305°, 15%, 95%
CMYK0%, 15%, 1%, 5%
XYZ74.27, 69.25, 91.11
Yxy69.25, 0.3165, 0.2951
CIE-Lab86.63, 18.17, -11.52
Hunter Lab83.22, 18.41, -11.62

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 95% · Green 81% · Blue 94%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 15% · Yellow 1% · Key 5%

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

Previews

Sample text in #F2CEEF on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #F2CEEF on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #F2CEEF

.text { color: #F2CEEF; }
.background { background-color: #F2CEEF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #F2CEEF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(242, 206, 239); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(305, 58%, 88%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #F2CEEF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(242, 206, 239, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #F2CEEF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(242, 206, 239, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#F2CEEF">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#F2CEEF">Div content here</div>

Shades of #F2CEEF

#EAAEE5#E08AD9#D76ACE#CE46C2#B931AE#992990#751F6E#55164F#300D2D#10040F

Tints of #F2CEEF

#F3D3F1#F4D7F2#F4D7F2#F5DBF3#F6DFF4#F8E3F6#F9E7F7#F9E7F7#FAEBF8#FBEFFA

Tones of #F2CEEF

#F0D1ED#EDD4EB#EAD6E9#E8D9E7#E6DBE5#E3DEE2

Color harmonies

Complementary — #CFF2D2:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.41:1 Fails
Against black text14.85:1 AAA

Best text color on #F2CEEF: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #F2CEEF

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 #F2CEEF: ·

How #F2CEEF looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #E2E2E7Deuteranopia · #E5E7E5Tritanopia · #F0E1DF

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 #F2CEEF rather than the exact color:

Cosmic Ruby Voyage
#941799 · #BAB31C · #1FCAC2 · #F3D1F1
Golden Drift
#F5D1F0 · #DD60CE · #B829A7 · #5B1553
Palette Ffe7c1
#FFE7C1 · #F3CCF3 · #E9A8F2 · #DC84F3
Mellow Ruby Terrace
#861962 · #9FD72C · #258FC2 · #F0CFEA
Vintage Ruby Twilight
#BEB1EF · #EFD1EB · #EEB3B0 · #F4F3C8
Honey Ruby Harbor
#EDCBF1 · #D889E1 · #B931C9 · #45114B

Similar colors

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

#F3D1F1#F5D1F0#F3CCF3#F0CFEA#EFD1EB#EDCBF1#F3CCF5#F4CCE9#EEC8EF#EECCF5#F2D4EA#F2C6EE

Browse neighbouring colors

← #F2CEEE  ·  #F2CEF0 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #F2CEEF?

#F2CEEF is Pale Pink, a pink color (RGB 242, 206, 239). Its closest standard named color is Lavender.

What is the RGB and HSL of #F2CEEF?

#F2CEEF is RGB 242, 206, 239 — HSL 305°, 58%, 88% — CMYK 0%, 15%, 1%, 5%.

What colors go with #F2CEEF?

Its complement is #CFF2D2; analogous partners are #E3CFF2 and #F2CFDD. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #F2CEEF for text?

Black text on #F2CEEF has a contrast ratio of 14.85:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.41:1.