#F6ACC7 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 #F6ACC7 works with other colors. Named schemes with #F6ACC7 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 #F6ACC7 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 #F6ACC7 at work across the surfaces designers actually ship.
:root {
--color-base: #F6ACC7;
--color-base-rgb: 246 172 199;
--color-base-oklch: oklch(82.2% 0.093 355.7);
--color-50: #FEF1F6;
--color-100: #FCD9E6;
--color-200: #F7B6CE;
--color-300: #EB84AA;
--color-400: #DB5787;
--color-500: #C13468;
--color-600: #932F54;
--color-700: #68273F;
--color-800: #441D2B;
--color-900: #29141C;
--color-on-base: #141310;
}
// tailwind.config.js
colors: {
carnation: {
50: '#FEF1F6',
100: '#FCD9E6',
200: '#F7B6CE',
300: '#EB84AA',
400: '#DB5787',
500: '#C13468',
600: '#932F54',
700: '#68273F',
800: '#441D2B',
900: '#29141C',
},
}
$base: #F6ACC7; $base-ink: #141310; $base-50: #FEF1F6; $base-100: #FCD9E6; $base-200: #F7B6CE; $base-300: #EB84AA; $base-400: #DB5787; $base-500: #C13468; $base-600: #932F54; $base-700: #68273F; $base-800: #441D2B; $base-900: #29141C; $base-hover: #ED6195; $base-subtle: #FAE9EF;
{
"color": {
"base": {
"value": "#F6ACC7",
"type": "color"
},
"onBase": {
"value": "#141310",
"type": "color"
},
"scale": {
"50": {
"value": "#FEF1F6",
"type": "color"
},
"100": {
"value": "#FCD9E6",
"type": "color"
},
"200": {
"value": "#F7B6CE",
"type": "color"
},
"300": {
"value": "#EB84AA",
"type": "color"
},
"400": {
"value": "#DB5787",
"type": "color"
},
"500": {
"value": "#C13468",
"type": "color"
},
"600": {
"value": "#932F54",
"type": "color"
},
"700": {
"value": "#68273F",
"type": "color"
},
"800": {
"value": "#441D2B",
"type": "color"
},
"900": {
"value": "#29141C",
"type": "color"
}
}
}
}