Cor-de-Pele
A warm and mellow pastel red
Cor-de-Pele is a highly unsaturated pastel red that reads as warm and mellow. Because the hex code #f4c2c2 is so pale, it works effectively as a subtle background. It maintains a strong 13.3:1 contrast ratio with black text, ensuring excellent readability for small type. Use this color to replace harsh whites in UI designs where you need a soft, approachable aesthetic.
About Baby Pink
Powdered blush on a bakery windowsill
What does baby pink mean?
Baby pink often calls up nurseries, sweets, and soft fabrics, and many people read it as gentle and unassuming. Its high lightness and very low saturation make it feel powdery and mellow, more a hint of red than a statement.
Where you see baby pink
- strawberry milk
- ballet slippers
- peony petals
- sugar cookie icing
- baby blankets
- bubble gum
What it works for
It works well as a background where warmth should stay quiet, like packaging, nursery textiles, and soft editorial layouts.
What colors go with baby pink?
Sage Green #9caf88Its grayed green calms the pink's warmth without pushing the pair toward anything cold.Chocolate Brown #7b3f00Deep brown adds weight beneath the pale pink and keeps it from reading childish.Cream #fffdd0Cream shares the same low saturation, so the pair stays even and easy on the eye.Charcoal #36454fCharcoal's darkness anchors all that lightness and gives the pink a firm edge.
Questions about Baby Pink
What is the hex code for Baby Pink?
Baby Pink is #f4c2c2. In RGB that is rgb(244, 194, 194), in HSL hsl(0, 69%, 86%) and in CMYK 0%, 20%, 20%, 4%.
Is Baby Pink readable on white or black?
Baby Pink has a 1.57:1 contrast ratio on white and 13.34:1 on black. WCAG asks for 4.5:1 for body text and 3:1 for large text, so on white it is too faint for text and on black it works for body text. Try other pairs in the contrast checker.