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#FFAAE2

#ffaae2 ≈ Carnation Pink

  • rose
  • Lightness: very high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#ffaae2 is a color from the rose family, with very high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 100% red, 66.67% green and 88.63% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 33.33% magenta, 11.37% yellow and 0% black. Its hue angle is 320.47°, with 100% saturation and 83.33% lightness in HSL. It sits between warm and cool, and is often associated with romance, playfulness and affection. Designers typically use it for food and restaurant brands, sales and promotions and soft pastel palettes. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 12.1:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Carnation Pink (#ffa6c9), ΔE 5.9.

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Web safe#ff99cc
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Relative luminance0.555

Complementary

  1. #ffaae2
  2. #aaffc7

Split complementary

  1. #ffaae2
  2. #b7ffaa
  3. #aafff1

Analogous

  1. #f1aaff
  2. #ffaae2
  3. #ffaab7

Triadic

  1. #ffaae2
  2. #e2ffaa
  3. #aae2ff

Tetradic

  1. #ffaae2
  2. #ffc7aa
  3. #aaffc7
  4. #aae2ff

Square

  1. #ffaae2
  2. #fff1aa
  3. #aaffc7
  4. #aab7ff

Monochromatic

  1. #ff11ae
  2. #ff5dc8
  3. #ffaae2
  4. #ffebf8
  5. #ffebf8

Shades

#ffaae2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ffaae2
  2. #e699cb
  3. #cc88b5
  4. #b3779e
  5. #996688
  6. #805571
  7. #66445a
  8. #4d3344
  9. #33222d
  10. #1a1117
  11. #000000

Tints

#ffaae2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ffaae2
  2. #ffb3e5
  3. #ffbbe8
  4. #ffc4eb
  5. #ffccee
  6. #ffd5f1
  7. #ffddf3
  8. #ffe6f6
  9. #ffeef9
  10. #fff7fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ffaae2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ffaae2
  2. #f2a6d8
  3. #e6a2ce
  4. #d99dc5
  5. #cc99bb
  6. #c095b1
  7. #b391a7
  8. #a68d9d
  9. #998894
  10. #8d848a
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.74:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.1:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c4c4c4 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #debad1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #adbde4 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c2c9e0 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffabbe ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d3b5e3 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #ddbee1 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ffabcd ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ffaae2 {
  color: #ffaae2;
}
Background
.bg-ffaae2 {
  background-color: #ffaae2;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ffaae2 {
  border: 2px solid #ffaae2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ffaae2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 255 170 226;
  --color-primary-hsl: 320 100% 83%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ffaae2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ffaae2, #ffaab7);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ffaae2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(255 170 226 / 0.35);
}

#ffa6c9 Carnation Pink ΔE 5.90 #dda0dd Plum ΔE 6.64 #f6adc6 Nadeshiko Pink ΔE 7.64 #f77fbe Persian Pink ΔE 9.57 #c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 10.21 #e0b0ff Mauve ΔE 10.51 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 10.74 #00551d Inverted #c4c4c4 Grayscale 

Carnation Pink
#ffaae2  rgb(255, 170, 226)  hsl(320, 100%, 83%)  Carnation Pink
#aaffc7  rgb(170, 255, 199)  hsl(140, 100%, 83%)  Aquamarine
#e2ffaa  rgb(226, 255, 170)  hsl(80, 100%, 83%)  Pastel Yellow
#aae2ff  rgb(170, 226, 255)  hsl(200, 100%, 83%)  Non-Photo Blue