Palettes / Colors / #F4BDEE

#F4BDEE — Pale Pink

#F4BDEE is a pink color we call Pale Pink, closest to the named color Thistle (#D8BFD8). It belongs to the pink family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: thistle (#D8BFD8) — not an exact match. CSS thistle gives you #D8BFD8, a different color; use #F4BDEE 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.

#F4BDEE 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 #BEF4C4; it also sits naturally between #DFBEF4 and #F4BED2. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 96% · Green 74% · Blue 93%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 23% · Yellow 2% · Key 4%

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

Previews

CSS code for #F4BDEE

.text { color: #F4BDEE; }
.background { background-color: #F4BDEE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #F4BDEE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(244, 189, 238); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(307, 71%, 85%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #F4BDEE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(244, 189, 238, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #F4BDEE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(244, 189, 238, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#F4BDEE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#F4BDEE">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #BEF4C4:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #F4BDEE: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #F4BDEE

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:

How #F4BDEE looks with color blindness

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

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:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #F4BDEE rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

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

Browse neighbouring colors

← #F4BDED  ·  #F4BDEF →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #F4BDEE?

#F4BDEE is Pale Pink, a pink color (RGB 244, 189, 238). Its closest standard named color is Thistle.

What is the RGB and HSL of #F4BDEE?

#F4BDEE is RGB 244, 189, 238 — HSL 307°, 71%, 85% — CMYK 0%, 23%, 2%, 4%.

What colors go with #F4BDEE?

Its complement is #BEF4C4; analogous partners are #DFBEF4 and #F4BED2. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #F4BDEE for text?

Black text on #F4BDEE has a contrast ratio of 13.36:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.57:1.