#F8A7BC 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 #F8A7BC works with other colors. Named schemes with #F8A7BC 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 #F8A7BC 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 #F8A7BC at work across the surfaces designers actually ship.
:root {
--color-base: #F8A7BC;
--color-base-rgb: 248 167 188;
--color-base-oklch: oklch(81.3% 0.099 2.6);
--color-50: #FEF0F4;
--color-100: #FDD8E2;
--color-200: #F9B4C6;
--color-300: #EE819E;
--color-400: #DF5378;
--color-500: #C53057;
--color-600: #962C48;
--color-700: #6A2537;
--color-800: #451C27;
--color-900: #2A1319;
--color-on-base: #141310;
}
// tailwind.config.js
colors: {
carnation: {
50: '#FEF0F4',
100: '#FDD8E2',
200: '#F9B4C6',
300: '#EE819E',
400: '#DF5378',
500: '#C53057',
600: '#962C48',
700: '#6A2537',
800: '#451C27',
900: '#2A1319',
},
}
$base: #F8A7BC; $base-ink: #141310; $base-50: #FEF0F4; $base-100: #FDD8E2; $base-200: #F9B4C6; $base-300: #EE819E; $base-400: #DF5378; $base-500: #C53057; $base-600: #962C48; $base-700: #6A2537; $base-800: #451C27; $base-900: #2A1319; $base-hover: #F25982; $base-subtle: #FAE7EC;
{
"color": {
"base": {
"value": "#F8A7BC",
"type": "color"
},
"onBase": {
"value": "#141310",
"type": "color"
},
"scale": {
"50": {
"value": "#FEF0F4",
"type": "color"
},
"100": {
"value": "#FDD8E2",
"type": "color"
},
"200": {
"value": "#F9B4C6",
"type": "color"
},
"300": {
"value": "#EE819E",
"type": "color"
},
"400": {
"value": "#DF5378",
"type": "color"
},
"500": {
"value": "#C53057",
"type": "color"
},
"600": {
"value": "#962C48",
"type": "color"
},
"700": {
"value": "#6A2537",
"type": "color"
},
"800": {
"value": "#451C27",
"type": "color"
},
"900": {
"value": "#2A1319",
"type": "color"
}
}
}
}