#F6A4C2 is a soft, warm red. It is too pale to lead as a primary accent and reproduces cleanly in print.
Not just a swatch — here's how #F6A4C2 works with other colors. Named schemes with #F6A4C2 in its natural role, and a note on why the supporting colors balance it.
This palette keeps Carnation as the dominant warm neutral, balanced by muted terracotta and olive earth tones and grounded by a deep espresso anchor.
Carnation anchors this café scheme as the warm mid-tone, lifted by latte cream and a muted sage accent and grounded by espresso brown and a warm charcoal.
Carnation opens this coastal palette with sea-glass and warm sand alongside it, grounded by driftwood grey and a deep-navy anchor.
Carnation sits between cream and a deep berry here, softened by a blush accent and grounded by charcoal.
Carnation is the single accent in this high-contrast editorial system — set on near-white paper against near-black ink, with a warm grey and a desaturated tint of Carnation carrying the quiet middle.
How #F6A4C2 actually behaves in design work — read from its OKLCH lightness, chroma and hue, not just its raw numbers. Ten signals to help you decide where this color earns its place.
Not a swatch to memorise — a color to build with. Here is #F6A4C2 at work across the surfaces designers actually ship.
:root {
--color-base: #F6A4C2;
--color-base-rgb: 246 164 194;
--color-base-oklch: oklch(80.7% 0.103 356.1);
--color-50: #FEF0F6;
--color-100: #FCD9E6;
--color-200: #F8B5CD;
--color-300: #ED83A9;
--color-400: #DD5587;
--color-500: #C33267;
--color-600: #942E53;
--color-700: #69263F;
--color-800: #441D2B;
--color-900: #2A141C;
--color-on-base: #141310;
}
// tailwind.config.js
colors: {
carnation: {
50: '#FEF0F6',
100: '#FCD9E6',
200: '#F8B5CD',
300: '#ED83A9',
400: '#DD5587',
500: '#C33267',
600: '#942E53',
700: '#69263F',
800: '#441D2B',
900: '#2A141C',
},
}
$base: #F6A4C2; $base-ink: #141310; $base-50: #FEF0F6; $base-100: #FCD9E6; $base-200: #F8B5CD; $base-300: #ED83A9; $base-400: #DD5587; $base-500: #C33267; $base-600: #942E53; $base-700: #69263F; $base-800: #441D2B; $base-900: #2A141C; $base-hover: #EE588F; $base-subtle: #F9E6ED;
{
"color": {
"base": {
"value": "#F6A4C2",
"type": "color"
},
"onBase": {
"value": "#141310",
"type": "color"
},
"scale": {
"50": {
"value": "#FEF0F6",
"type": "color"
},
"100": {
"value": "#FCD9E6",
"type": "color"
},
"200": {
"value": "#F8B5CD",
"type": "color"
},
"300": {
"value": "#ED83A9",
"type": "color"
},
"400": {
"value": "#DD5587",
"type": "color"
},
"500": {
"value": "#C33267",
"type": "color"
},
"600": {
"value": "#942E53",
"type": "color"
},
"700": {
"value": "#69263F",
"type": "color"
},
"800": {
"value": "#441D2B",
"type": "color"
},
"900": {
"value": "#2A141C",
"type": "color"
}
}
}
}