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#F2DEEC — Pale Muted Pink

#F2DEEC is a pink color we call Pale Muted 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 #F2DEEC 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.

#F2DEEC 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 #DEF2E4; it also sits naturally between #EEDEF2 and #F2DEE2. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#F2DEEC · RGB 242, 222, 236

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Color values

HEX#F2DEEC
RGB242, 222, 236
HSL318°, 43%, 91%
HSV318°, 8%, 95%
CMYK0%, 8%, 2%, 5%
XYZ77.88, 77.18, 90.15
Yxy77.18, 0.3176, 0.3147
CIE-Lab90.40, 9.25, -4.35
Hunter Lab87.85, 9.34, -4.29

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 95% · Green 87% · Blue 93%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 8% · Yellow 2% · Key 5%

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

Previews

Sample text in #F2DEEC on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #F2DEEC on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #F2DEEC

.text { color: #F2DEEC; }
.background { background-color: #F2DEEC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #F2DEEC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(242, 222, 236); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(318, 43%, 91%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #F2DEEC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(242, 222, 236, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #F2DEEC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(242, 222, 236, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#F2DEEC">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#F2DEEC">Div content here</div>

Shades of #F2DEEC

#E5BDD9#D9A0C8#CC7FB5#BF5FA2#AF468F#8E3975#6D2C5A#4D1F3F#2F1327#0F060C

Tints of #F2DEEC

#F3E2EE#F3E2EE#F5E5F0#F5E5F0#F6E9F2#F6E9F2#F8EDF4#F8EDF4#F9F0F7#F9F0F7

Tones of #F2DEEC

#F1E0EB#EFE1EB#EEE2EA#ECE4EA#EBE5E9#E9E7E9

Color harmonies

Complementary — #DEF2E4:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.28:1 Fails
Against black text16.44:1 AAA

Best text color on #F2DEEC: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #F2DEEC

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 #F2DEEC: ·

How #F2DEEC looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #E9E9E9Deuteranopia · #EBECE8Tritanopia · #F1E6E5

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 #F2DEEC rather than the exact color:

Crimson Solace
#F4DCEE · #E7CAC3 · #DFE7B7 · #B7EABE
Palette Caf7e3
#CAF7E3 · #EDFFEC · #F6DFEB · #E4BAD4
Palette Caf7e3
#CAF7E3 · #F8EDED · #F6DFEB · #E4BAD4
Amber Zephyr
#77285D · #A8CA62 · #6CAECE · #EEDCE9
Tender Ruby
#F6E2E9 · #FEFAF3 · #B8CFB3 · #84A282
Palette Cdf0ea
#CDF0EA · #F9F9F9 · #F7DBF0 · #BEAEE2

Similar colors

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

#F4DCEE#F6DFEB#EEDCE9#F6E2E9#F7DBF0#E9DDED#F3DFE3#F2E5E5#F2D4EA#EED5EF#EFE4E4#F6DEF6

Browse neighbouring colors

← #F2DEEB  ·  #F2DEED →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #F2DEEC?

#F2DEEC is Pale Muted Pink, a pink color (RGB 242, 222, 236). Its closest standard named color is MistyRose.

What is the RGB and HSL of #F2DEEC?

#F2DEEC is RGB 242, 222, 236 — HSL 318°, 43%, 91% — CMYK 0%, 8%, 2%, 5%.

What colors go with #F2DEEC?

Its complement is #DEF2E4; analogous partners are #EEDEF2 and #F2DEE2. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #F2DEEC for text?

Black text on #F2DEEC has a contrast ratio of 16.44:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.28:1.