Piglet #FFC0C6

Piglet (#FFC0C6) is a very light, soft pink with an OKLCH hue of 12°, lightness 0.87 and chroma 0.073. It sits on the warm side of the color wheel. In practice it behaves as a mid-weight working color for secondary surfaces and editorial blocks.

Color values

HEX#FFC0C6
RGBrgb(255, 192, 198)
HSLhsl(354, 100%, 88%)
HSVhsv(354, 25%, 100%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 25%, 22%, 0%)
CIE Lablab(83.5 23.4 5.8)
OKLCHoklch(0.866 0.073 12)

How Piglet behaves under real light

Under warm 2700K interior light Piglet shifts subtly: drifts toward red; in north-facing or shaded light it shifts subtly: leans toward magenta. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 1.8), so it is a lighting-stable choice.

Test Piglet in the color lighting simulator — sweep it through daylight, warm 2700K light, 4000K LED, and shade alongside the rest of your palette.

Contrast & accessibility

Against white it measures 1.54:1 and against black 13.61:1, so black text is the stronger pairing. That pairing passes WCAG AA for body text. Avoid white text on this color entirely.

Colors that go with Piglet

Tonal

One color explored: close hues with real lightness and chroma structure, so the palette is the anchor through value rather than a set of colors.

#ffedee · #ffc0c6 · #c89197 · #9e6e73 · #754c50 · #4f2c31

Analogous

The anchor's neighbours on the wheel — everything shares an undertone, so the chord carries color without anything having to be muted to get along.

#ffc0c6 · #e7adc1 · #cb9cba · #af8db1 · #937ea5 · #777096

Shifted

The mid-gap pairing — sage and mustard, terracotta and olive. A foil rotated 40–65° toward warm or cool: too far to be kin, too near to argue, carried by temperature and a deliberate value offset.

#ffc0c6 · #c5af9b · #b88489 · #956d46 · #784c51 · #4e3a27

Contrast

One deliberately opposed voice — a single restrained counterpoint across the wheel, or temperature against temperature where the anchor is too muted to carry a loud opposite.

#ffc0c6 · #74bfbc · #9b898a · #846467 · #624749 · #3e2d2e

Quiet Support

The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.

#ffc0c6 · #afb8b8 · #887c7d · #484e4e · #271c1d · #000202

Bright Accent

This color as a ground rather than a subject — its own restraint held across a narrow value band, carrying one saturated voice from the opposite temperature.

#e9f4f4 · #bfcccc · #91a09f · #152827 · #000706 · #ffc0c6

Complementary

The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.

#ffc0c6 · #a7bbba · #528b89 · #005957 · #002524 · #070001

Split-complementary

The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.

#ffc0c6 · #a7bbba · #5e8b75 · #07556a · #002717 · #000408

Triadic

Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.

#ffc0c6 · #b1baab · #728762 · #2d4e74 · #04203c · #000100

Tetradic

Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.

#ffc0c6 · #b9b7a7 · #868157 · #005957 · #1b1a3c · #000202

Tints, shades & muted variants

Tints

#FFC8CD · #FFD1D5 · #FFD9DC · #FFE1E4 · #FFE9EB

Shades

#D39BA0 · #A8777C · #80555A · #59363A · #35181C

Muted

#F6C4C9 · #EDC8CB · #E4CCCE

Using Piglet

Its moderate chroma lets it work in mid-size areas — upholstery, secondary UI surfaces, editorial blocks — without overwhelming neighbors. In palettes it pairs most predictably with its tonal ramp and analogous neighbors; reserve the complementary hue for small, deliberate contrast.

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