#F79FBC 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 #F79FBC works with other colors. Named schemes with #F79FBC 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 #F79FBC 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 #F79FBC at work across the surfaces designers actually ship.
:root {
--color-base: #F79FBC;
--color-base-rgb: 247 159 188;
--color-base-oklch: oklch(79.8% 0.110 358.6);
--color-50: #FEF0F5;
--color-100: #FDD8E4;
--color-200: #F9B4CB;
--color-300: #EE81A5;
--color-400: #DF5382;
--color-500: #C53061;
--color-600: #962C4F;
--color-700: #6A253C;
--color-800: #451C2A;
--color-900: #2A131B;
--color-on-base: #141310;
}
// tailwind.config.js
colors: {
carnation: {
50: '#FEF0F5',
100: '#FDD8E4',
200: '#F9B4CB',
300: '#EE81A5',
400: '#DF5382',
500: '#C53061',
600: '#962C4F',
700: '#6A253C',
800: '#451C2A',
900: '#2A131B',
},
}
$base: #F79FBC; $base-ink: #141310; $base-50: #FEF0F5; $base-100: #FDD8E4; $base-200: #F9B4CB; $base-300: #EE81A5; $base-400: #DF5382; $base-500: #C53061; $base-600: #962C4F; $base-700: #6A253C; $base-800: #451C2A; $base-900: #2A131B; $base-hover: #F15589; $base-subtle: #FAE6EC;
{
"color": {
"base": {
"value": "#F79FBC",
"type": "color"
},
"onBase": {
"value": "#141310",
"type": "color"
},
"scale": {
"50": {
"value": "#FEF0F5",
"type": "color"
},
"100": {
"value": "#FDD8E4",
"type": "color"
},
"200": {
"value": "#F9B4CB",
"type": "color"
},
"300": {
"value": "#EE81A5",
"type": "color"
},
"400": {
"value": "#DF5382",
"type": "color"
},
"500": {
"value": "#C53061",
"type": "color"
},
"600": {
"value": "#962C4F",
"type": "color"
},
"700": {
"value": "#6A253C",
"type": "color"
},
"800": {
"value": "#451C2A",
"type": "color"
},
"900": {
"value": "#2A131B",
"type": "color"
}
}
}
}