Information about #F2A99C color

#F2A99C color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#F2A99C falls into the Red Color Family — High Saturation, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(242, 169, 156) — 94.9% red, 66.3% green, 61.2% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 29 / 34 / 5. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #F2A99C reads as a strongly colored earthy red and has a delicate, washed-out lightness. Designers typically reach for tones like this for minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Soft Salmon (#F4A999). Slightly further away sit Wax Flower (#EEB39E) and Very Light Scarlet (#FFAA9E).

The recipe behind #F2A99C is rgb(242, 169, 156), with red as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #F2A99C: 10.9:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 1.9:1 for white. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#F2A99C color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#F2A99C color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#F2A99C color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#F2A99C color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#F2A99C color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#F2A99C color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes
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Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme
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Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme
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Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme
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Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme
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Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme
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Nearest named colors to #F2A99C

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Soft Salmon color link
Soft Salmon

#F4A999

Wax Flower color link
Wax Flower

#EEB39E

Very Light Scarlet color link
Very Light Scarlet

#FFAA9E

Pictionary Pink color link
Pictionary Pink

#F3B596

Rose Bud color link
Rose Bud

#FBB2A3

Mandys Pink color link
Mandys Pink

#F5B799

Pale Salmon color link
Pale Salmon

#FFB19A

Sundown color link
Sundown

#F8AFA9

Goddess color link
Goddess

#FBAB8F

Liz Pink color link
Liz Pink

#E5A3A3

Almost Apricot color link
Almost Apricot

#E5B39B

Peach Burst color link
Peach Burst

#F39998

#F2A99C color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#F2A99C
  • RGB242, 169, 156
  • CMYK0, 29, 34, 5
  • CSSrgb(242, 169, 156)
  • HSL9°, 77%, 78%
  • HSL Precise9.07°, 76.786%, 78.039%
  • HSV9°, 36%, 95%
  • HSB9°, 36%, 95%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.949
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.663
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.612
  • GLSLvec3(0.949, 0.663, 0.612)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.949, 0.663, 0.612, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.949, 0.663, 0.612)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB94.9%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB66.3%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB61.2%
  • Color FamilyRed
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDF2A99C
  • DECIMAL ID15903132
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers20 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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