Palettes / Colors / #F9CDEE

#F9CDEE — Pale Vivid Pink

#F9CDEE is a pink color we call Pale Vivid 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 #F9CDEE 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.

#F9CDEE 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 #CDF9D8; it also sits naturally between #EECDF9 and #F9CDD8. 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 98% · Green 80% · Blue 93%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 18% · Yellow 4% · Key 2%

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

Previews

CSS code for #F9CDEE

.text { color: #F9CDEE; }
.background { background-color: #F9CDEE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #F9CDEE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(249, 205, 238); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(315, 79%, 89%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #F9CDEE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(249, 205, 238, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #F9CDEE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(249, 205, 238, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#F9CDEE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#F9CDEE">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #CDF9D8:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #F9CDEE: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #F9CDEE

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 #F9CDEE 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 #F9CDEE 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

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #F9CDEE?

#F9CDEE is Pale Vivid Pink, a pink color (RGB 249, 205, 238). Its closest standard named color is MistyRose.

What is the RGB and HSL of #F9CDEE?

#F9CDEE is RGB 249, 205, 238 — HSL 315°, 79%, 89% — CMYK 0%, 18%, 4%, 2%.

What colors go with #F9CDEE?

Its complement is #CDF9D8; analogous partners are #EECDF9 and #F9CDD8. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #F9CDEE for text?

Black text on #F9CDEE has a contrast ratio of 15.00:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.40:1.