#F7ABC2 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 #F7ABC2 works with other colors. Named schemes with #F7ABC2 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 #F7ABC2 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 #F7ABC2 at work across the surfaces designers actually ship.
:root {
--color-base: #F7ABC2;
--color-base-rgb: 247 171 194;
--color-base-oklch: oklch(82.0% 0.093 359.6);
--color-50: #FEF0F5;
--color-100: #FDD9E3;
--color-200: #F8B4C9;
--color-300: #ED82A2;
--color-400: #DE547E;
--color-500: #C3315D;
--color-600: #952D4C;
--color-700: #69263A;
--color-800: #441C28;
--color-900: #2A131A;
--color-on-base: #141310;
}
// tailwind.config.js
colors: {
carnation: {
50: '#FEF0F5',
100: '#FDD9E3',
200: '#F8B4C9',
300: '#ED82A2',
400: '#DE547E',
500: '#C3315D',
600: '#952D4C',
700: '#69263A',
800: '#441C28',
900: '#2A131A',
},
}
$base: #F7ABC2; $base-ink: #141310; $base-50: #FEF0F5; $base-100: #FDD9E3; $base-200: #F8B4C9; $base-300: #ED82A2; $base-400: #DE547E; $base-500: #C3315D; $base-600: #952D4C; $base-700: #69263A; $base-800: #441C28; $base-900: #2A131A; $base-hover: #F05E8A; $base-subtle: #FAE9EE;
{
"color": {
"base": {
"value": "#F7ABC2",
"type": "color"
},
"onBase": {
"value": "#141310",
"type": "color"
},
"scale": {
"50": {
"value": "#FEF0F5",
"type": "color"
},
"100": {
"value": "#FDD9E3",
"type": "color"
},
"200": {
"value": "#F8B4C9",
"type": "color"
},
"300": {
"value": "#ED82A2",
"type": "color"
},
"400": {
"value": "#DE547E",
"type": "color"
},
"500": {
"value": "#C3315D",
"type": "color"
},
"600": {
"value": "#952D4C",
"type": "color"
},
"700": {
"value": "#69263A",
"type": "color"
},
"800": {
"value": "#441C28",
"type": "color"
},
"900": {
"value": "#2A131A",
"type": "color"
}
}
}
}