Information about Pale Scarlet color

#FFC9C2 - Pale Scarlet color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#FFC9C2, known as "Pale Scarlet", falls into the Red Color Family — Full Saturation, Luminous brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(255, 201, 194) — 100% red, 78.8% green, 76.1% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 21 / 24 / 0. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#FFC9C2 is a intensely saturated red that glows at the very top of the lightness scale. In practice it works well for airy backdrops, whitespace-heavy designs and gentle gradients. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Your Pink (#FFC3C0). Nearby in the Register you will also find Delicate Sweet Apricot (#FDCDBD) and Pale Vermilion (#FFD1C2).

In RGB terms — rgb(255, 201, 194) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, black text reaches a 14.4:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 1.5:1. The name "Pale Scarlet" is officially recorded for this exact shade in The Official Register of Color Names.

Pale Scarlet color variations

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

Pale Scarlet color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
Pale Scarlet

#FFC9C2
#FFD3CE

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#FFDEDA

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#FFE9E6

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Very Light Pink

#FFF4F2
White

#FFFFFF

Pale Scarlet color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
Pale Scarlet

#FFC9C2
#FF7968

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#FF2A0E

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#B31400

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#590A00

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Black

#000000

Pale Scarlet color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
Pale Scarlet

#FFC9C2
#F5AEA5

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#E39990

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#C98B82

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#A8827D

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Grey

#808080

Pale Scarlet color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#EBFFC1

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#FFF9C1

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#FFE1C1

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Pale Scarlet

#FFC9C2
#FFC1D3

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#FFC1EB

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#F9C1FF

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Pale Scarlet 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
#FFC9C2
Pale Scarlet

#FFC9C2

#C2F8FF
#C2F8FF

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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
#FFC9C2
Pale Scarlet

#FFC9C2

#C2D9FF
Pale Cobalt Blue

#C2D9FF

#C2FFE8
Pale Aquamarine

#C2FFE8

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
#FFE8C2
Pale Gamboge

#FFE8C2

#FFC9C2
Pale Scarlet

#FFC9C2

#FFC2D9
Pale Raspberry

#FFC2D9

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
#FFC9C2
Pale Scarlet

#FFC9C2

#C2FFC9
Pale Emerald Green

#C2FFC9

#C9C2FF
Pale Persian Blue

#C9C2FF

Tetradic

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

Tetradic color scheme
#FFC9C2
Pale Scarlet

#FFC9C2

#F8FFC2
#F8FFC2

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#C2F8FF
#C2F8FF

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#C9C2FF
Pale Persian Blue

#C9C2FF

Square

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

Square color scheme
#FFC9C2
Pale Scarlet

#FFC9C2

#D9FFC2
Pale Pistachio

#D9FFC2

#C2F8FF
#C2F8FF

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#E8C2FF
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Nearest named colors to Pale Scarlet

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity.

Your Pink color link
Your Pink

#FFC3C0

Delicate Sweet Apricot color link
Delicate Sweet Apricot

#FDCDBD

Pale Vermilion color link
Pale Vermilion

#FFD1C2

Pale Rose color link
Pale Rose

#FDC1C5

Light Red color link
Light Red

#FFCCCB

Cherry Blossom color link
Cherry Blossom

#FCC9B9

Light Rose color link
Light Rose

#FFC5CB

Pale Amaranth color link
Pale Amaranth

#FFC2C9

Azalea color link
Azalea

#F9C0C4

Tuft Bush color link
Tuft Bush

#F9D3BE

Pink color link
Pink

#FFC0CB

Bubble Gum color link
Bubble Gum

#FFC1CC

Pale Scarlet color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#FFC9C2
  • RGB255, 201, 194
  • CMYK0, 21, 24, 0
  • CSSrgb(255, 201, 194)
  • HSL7°, 100%, 88%
  • HSL Precise6.885°, 100%, 88.039%
  • HSV7°, 24%, 100%
  • HSB7°, 24%, 100%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)1.000
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.788
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.761
  • GLSLvec3(1.000, 0.788, 0.761)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(1.000, 0.788, 0.761, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(1.000, 0.788, 0.761)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB100%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB78.8%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB76.1%
  • Color Family (Hue)Red
  • Saturation FamilyFull Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLuminous
  • HEX IDFFC9C2
  • DECIMAL ID16763330
  • Name Length12
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  • Counting from2025-01-01

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