Pastel Pink Color

#ffd1dc

Pastel Pink is pale, warm-toned shade of cool red. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with warm cyan, warm blue or warm green

Inverse Color #002e23
Complementary Color #d1fef4
Color Shade: cool red (345.65° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 90.98% (better contrasting with black)
Pastel Pink Color Sample
Pastel Pink Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #ffd1dc

If you're looking for a similar cool red shade, there are some better alternatives to Pastel Pink Color. The Fairy Wings color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a red magenta bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Pink Cattleya (#ffb2d0) for more calm effect. Try Baby's Blanket as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#d1fef4 is the best complementary color to Pastel Pink. Warm cyan shades generally complement the cool red hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #ffd1dc complementary color is Frosted Mint, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of mid magenta, cool red, and mid red colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Pastel Pink are #fed1f3 and #fedcd1. Thus found on the left and right of #ffd1dc on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Pink Lace and Watusi colors as they work well with Pastel Pink.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Pastel Pink palette consists of #d1f3fe and #d1fedc colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#d1fef4). Try Onahau and Snowy Mint colors in combination with #ffd1dc, as they are not as contrasting as a complementary color, hence, giving more hue variety to make your design stand out.

Triadic Palette

The triadic palette of #ffd1dc offers a combination of cool blue and warm green shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Pastel Pink. Thus Periwinkle and Snow Flurry giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Pastel Pink contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Frosted Mint, Chiffon, and Fog split by 90° on the color wheel. #ffd1dc square combo is a palette of cool red, mid yellow, warm cyan and warm blue shades that work together well.

Tetradic Palette

The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Pastel Pink tetradic combo consists of warm cyan complementary color (#d1fef4) and two others. The Snow Flurry is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Blue Chalk – 120° from the complementary Frosted Mint. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #dcfed1 and #f3d1fe.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #ffd1dc is made of 37% red, 31% green and 32% blue. In a HSL mode Pastel Pink has a hue angle of 345.65°, a saturation of 100% and a lightness of 90.98%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #ffd1dc is made of 0% cyan, 18.04% magenta, 13.73% yellow and 0% black ink.

HEX #ffd1dc
RGB Decimal rgb(255,209,220)
RGB Percentage 37%, 31%, 32%
CMYK 0, 18.04, 13.73, 0
HSL hsl(345.65,100%,90.98%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(345.65,18.04%,100%)
CIE-LAB lab(87.9822,17.8266,0.6651)
XYZ xyz(76.9587,72.0282,77.5568)
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