#F3C3D8Sweetheart (#F3C3D8) is a very light, muted pink with an OKLCH hue of 350°, lightness 0.87 and chroma 0.061. 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.
| HEX | #F3C3D8 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(243, 195, 216) |
| HSL | hsl(334, 67%, 86%) |
| HSV | hsv(334, 20%, 95%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 20%, 11%, 5%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(83.5 20.4 -3.9) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.865 0.061 350) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Sweetheart shifts subtly: leans toward red; in north-facing or shaded light it shifts subtly: drifts toward magenta. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 2), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#f9beca — ΔE 2.0, shifts subtly: leans toward red#fac4d4 — ΔE 1.3, shifts subtly: leans toward red#f3c3d8 — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#f3c4db — ΔE 0.4, shifts subtly: drifts toward magentaTest Sweetheart 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 1.54:1 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.
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.
#ffecf4 · #f3c3d8 · #be94a7 · #957081 · #6e4e5d · #492f3b
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.
#f3c3d8 · #ddafd2 · #bf9fc9 · #a191bc · #8483ac · #697599
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.
#f3c3d8 · #c9aca0 · #b38499 · #9c6752 · #734b5e · #51372d
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.
#f3c3d8 · #7ebfa9 · #99888f · #816470 · #5f4651 · #3c2c33
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#f3c3d8 · #b0b8b5 · #877c80 · #484e4c · #261c20 · #000101
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.
#f3c3d8 · #ad949f · #533744 · #341926 · #0f0006 · #e453a2
The same quiet ground carrying one bright gold voice — the high-energy pairing a cool or muted anchor cannot reach through its own temperature.
#f3c3d8 · #ad949f · #533744 · #341926 · #0f0006 · #dec44d
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#eff7d1 · #f3c3d8 · #dbaed9 · #268f87 · #354734 · #190621
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#f3c3d8 · #a9bbb4 · #6c8866 · #00585c · #0b2606 · #000203
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#f3c3d8 · #b6b7a7 · #818359 · #13536d · #002332 · #020200
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#f3c3d8 · #bdb5a6 · #927c56 · #125946 · #0c1e3d · #000402
#F5CBDD · #F7D2E2 · #F9DAE7 · #FBE1EC · #FDE9F1
#C89EB0 · #9F7A8A · #785866 · #533844 · #301A25
#ECC6D7 · #E6CAD6 · #DFCDD4
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.