#FCEAE6Pink Swirl (#FCEAE6) is a near-white neutral with an OKLCH hue of 33°, lightness 0.95 and chroma 0.02. In practice it behaves as a background color — quiet over large surfaces.
| HEX | #FCEAE6 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(252, 234, 230) |
| HSL | hsl(11, 79%, 95%) |
| HSV | hsv(11, 9%, 99%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 7%, 9%, 1%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(94 5.4 4.1) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.950 0.020 33) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Pink Swirl shifts subtly: takes on a orange cast; in north-facing or shaded light it is virtually unchanged. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 2), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#ffe4d7 — ΔE 2.0, shifts subtly: takes on a orange cast#ffebe1 — ΔE 0.9, shifts subtly: takes on a orange cast#fceae6 — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#fcebe9 — ΔE 0.4, is virtually unchangedTest Pink Swirl in the color lighting simulator — sweep it through daylight, warm 2700K light, 4000K LED, and shade alongside the rest of your palette.
Against white it measures 1.16:1 and against black 18.05:1, so black text is the stronger pairing. That pairing passes WCAG AA for body text. Avoid white text on this color entirely.
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.
#fceae6 · #d5c5c1 · #ad9e9b · #867977 · #615654 · #3f3634
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.
#fceae6 · #ffcccd · #eeb5c5 · #d3a4be · #b894b5 · #9c85a9
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.
#fceae6 · #b9ad94 · #b38177 · #866e3c · #734940 · #453921
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.
#fceae6 · #89d1e1 · #93827e · #7c5e57 · #5a413b · #372723
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#fceae6 · #cad3d5 · #9b8f8c · #53595b · #2c211f · #000102
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.
#fceae6 · #cfc8c6 · #a49b99 · #2e2321 · #0b0403 · #e8583e
The same quiet ground carrying one bright gold voice — the high-energy pairing a cool or muted anchor cannot reach through its own temperature.
#fceae6 · #cfc8c6 · #a49b99 · #2e2321 · #0b0403 · #d9c64e
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#fceae6 · #c1d5da · #669ca8 · #126371 · #002a31 · #050000
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#fceae6 · #c1d5da · #689f95 · #2f5d7e · #002b26 · #000510
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#fceae6 · #c7d6ca · #779d81 · #4a5582 · #1a2143 · #000601
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#fceae6 · #ced4c4 · #8b9970 · #126371 · #2a1b3d · #000204
#FCECE8 · #FBEDEA · #FAEFEC · #FAF0EE · #F9F2F0
#CEBEBA · #A29491 · #786C69 · #504644 · #2C2322
Its high lightness and low chroma make it a natural background or large-surface color. In palettes it pairs most predictably with its tonal ramp and analogous neighbors; reserve the complementary hue for small, deliberate contrast.