Colors Encyclopedia

Named color

Pastel Pink

Pastel Pink is a light and pastel red color with HEX #FFD1DC. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it has RGB 255, 209, 220, HSL 346, 100%, 91%, warm temperature, and is useful for soft UI backgrounds, pastel palettes, and gentle product design.

#FFD1DC red warm lightpastel
HEX #FFD1DC
RGB rgb(255, 209, 220)
HSL hsl(346 100% 91%)
CMYK cmyk(0, 18, 14, 0)
Luminance 0.7203
Contrast Black 15.41:1White 1.36:1

CSS Utilities

--color-pastel-pink: #FFD1DC;
.bg-pastel-pink { background-color: #FFD1DC; }
.text-pastel-pink { color: #FFD1DC; }
Open CSS utility pageReusable variables, classes, examples, and implementation notes

Machine-readable data

Machine-Readable Color Data (JSON)

Perfect for CSS, design systems, automation, and AI ingestion.

AI-Ready Dataset v1.0.0
Luminance0.7203
Black text15.41:1AA Pass
White text1.36:1AA Fail
hexCanonical HEX value
rgbRed, green, blue channels
hslHue, saturation, lightness
cmykApproximate print conversion
wcagAA and AAA contrast options
harmoniesMathematical harmony sets
variantsGenerated tone variants
nearestColorsKnowledge graph neighbors
Download JSON Open API
Structured sections
Color systems
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    220
  ],
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    346,
    100,
    91
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}
WCAG
{
  "AA": [
    "#000000",
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    "#36454F"
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    "#1A1A1A",
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  ]
}
Harmonies
{
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    "#FFDDD1"
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    "#D1FFF4",
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    "#FFD1DC",
    "#FF7595"
  ]
}
Variants
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  "light": "#FFFFFF",
  "dark": "#FF7595",
  "saturated": "#FFD1DC",
  "desaturated": "#FAD6DF",
  "pastel": "#FFFFFF",
  "neon": "#FFFAFB"
}
Pairings
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  ]
}
Knowledge graph
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}
Full JSON dataset 
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  ],
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    ],
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      "lifestyle"
    ],
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      "high-contrast operational alerts"
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Color meaning and use

About Pastel Pink Color

Pastel Pink sits in the red family with warm temperature and light and pastel visual character. Pastel Pink is a commonly used color name in design references, palettes, and editorial color systems.

Its common associations include softness, care, and lightness, which makes it relevant for wellness and beauty. In design work, Pastel Pink is most useful for soft ui backgrounds, pastel palettes, and gentle product design, especially when paired with black text for stronger contrast.

Related Color Guides

Red color familyBrowse named red colors and compare nearby swatches.Warm colorsExplore colors with warm temperature behavior.Light colorsFind colors with light visual character.Pastel colorsFind colors with pastel visual character.Pastel Pink accessibilityCheck contrast and WCAG text options for #FFD1DC.Pastel Pink CSS utilitiesUse Pastel Pink in CSS variables and utility classes.#FFD1DC HEX atlasOpen the permanent HEX atlas record for conversions and variants.Pastel Pink paletteOpen the generated palette based on Pastel Pink.Pastel Pink harmoniesExplore complementary, analogous, triadic, and tetradic harmonies.

WCAG Accessibility

Contrast checks for Pastel Pink against black and white text.

Black text15.41:1AA Pass
White text1.36:1AA Fail
AA text options#000000, #1A1A1A, #36454F
AAA text options#000000, #1A1A1A, #36454F
Open WCAG pageDetailed contrast notes, warnings, alternatives, and UI examples

Similar Colors

Powder Pink#FDDDE6
Misty Rose#FFE4E1
Pink#FFC0CB
Morganite#F5C6C6
Antique White#FAEBD7

Color Harmonies

#D1FFF4#D1FFF4
#FFD1F3#FFD1F3
#FFDDD1#FFDDD1
#DCFFD1#DCFFD1
#D1DCFF#D1DCFF
Open full Pastel Pink harmony pageComplementary, analogous, triadic, tetradic, split, and monochromatic sets

Variants

White#FFFFFF
#FF7595#FF7595
Pastel Pink#FFD1DC
#FAD6DF#FAD6DF
White#FFFFFF
#FFFAFB#FFFAFB

Pairings

Black#000000
#D1FFF4#D1FFF4
#FFD1F3#FFD1F3
#FFDDD1#FFDDD1
Matte Black#1A1A1A
White Smoke#F5F5F5