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Pastelredsoftloud

Bright Rose Quartz Signal

#fdccc2
Notes

Bright Rose Quartz Signal (#FDCCC2) is a soft red with a pastel character. It reads calm and airy, with enough chroma to feel intentional rather than washed out. Its HSL profile (10°, 94%, 88%) places it in the highly saturated band at a light lightness. Best used in small doses, like logos, CTAs, focus rings, or highlight text, where its saturation becomes a feature rather than noise. For a confident two-color system, pair it with its complementary cyan. For something softer, pull in its analogous neighbors on either side of the wheel.

HEX
#fdccc2
RGB
rgb(253, 204, 194)
HSL
hsl(10, 94%, 88%)
HWB
hwb(10 76% 1%)
OKLCH
oklch(88.5% 0.058 31.6)
HSV
hsv(10, 23%, 99%)
LAB
lab(85.99% 15.84 11.55)
LCH
lch(85.99% 19.60 36.08)
CMYK
cmyk(0%, 19%, 23%, 1%)

Closest matches

The nearest named color in three reference sources, ranked by perceptual distance (ΔE76 in CIELAB). ΔE < 1 is imperceptible to most viewers; ΔE > 10 is clearly different. When two sources point to the same hex they’re merged into one tile; click any to open that color’s page.

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Harmonies

Accessibility

Color-vision simulation

How this color appears to viewers with the four major color-vision-deficiency types. Computed via the Machado (2009) physiologically-based model. If a tile matches the original, the color reads the same to that viewer.

#fdccc2
Original
#d6d1c1
Protanopia
#e2dbc2
Deuteranopia
#ffc6c9
Tritanopia
#d6d6d6
Achromatopsia
WCAG contrast

The color used as foreground text against pure white and pure black, with the contrast ratio and WCAG 2.1 grade. Aim for AA (4.5:1) for body text and AA Large (3:1) for 18 pt+ headlines; AAA (7:1) is the gold standard for long-form reading surfaces.

The quick brown foxSample body text at normal size. The wcag minimum for body contrast is 4.5:1 (AA) or 7:1 (AAA).
Failon White
1.44:1
The quick brown foxSample body text at normal size. The wcag minimum for body contrast is 4.5:1 (AA) or 7:1 (AAA).
AAAon Black
14.59:1

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