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Pastelredsoftloud

Bright Rose Quartz Signal

#ffc3c9
Notes

Bright Rose Quartz Signal (#FFC3C9) 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 (354°, 100%, 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 teal. For something softer, pull in its analogous neighbors on either side of the wheel.

HEX
#ffc3c9
RGB
rgb(255, 195, 201)
HSL
hsl(354, 100%, 88%)
HWB
hwb(354 76% 0%)
OKLCH
oklch(87.3% 0.069 11.9)
HSV
hsv(354, 24%, 100%)
LAB
lab(84.23% 22.28 5.33)
LCH
lch(84.23% 22.91 13.45)
CMYK
cmyk(0%, 24%, 21%, 0%)

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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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.

#ffc3c9
Original
#ccccc9
Protanopia
#dad6c8
Deuteranopia
#ffbec5
Tritanopia
#d0d0d0
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
1.51:1
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
13.90:1

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