#FDA3BD 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 #FDA3BD works with other colors. Named schemes with #FDA3BD 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 #FDA3BD 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 #FDA3BD at work across the surfaces designers actually ship.
:root {
--color-base: #FDA3BD;
--color-base-rgb: 253 163 189;
--color-base-oklch: oklch(81.2% 0.111 1.1);
--color-50: #FEF0F4;
--color-100: #FDD8E2;
--color-200: #FCB1C6;
--color-300: #F67A9D;
--color-400: #E84A77;
--color-500: #CF2656;
--color-600: #9D2547;
--color-700: #6E2137;
--color-800: #481926;
--color-900: #2C1219;
--color-on-base: #141310;
}
// tailwind.config.js
colors: {
carnation: {
50: '#FEF0F4',
100: '#FDD8E2',
200: '#FCB1C6',
300: '#F67A9D',
400: '#E84A77',
500: '#CF2656',
600: '#9D2547',
700: '#6E2137',
800: '#481926',
900: '#2C1219',
},
}
$base: #FDA3BD; $base-ink: #141310; $base-50: #FEF0F4; $base-100: #FDD8E2; $base-200: #FCB1C6; $base-300: #F67A9D; $base-400: #E84A77; $base-500: #CF2656; $base-600: #9D2547; $base-700: #6E2137; $base-800: #481926; $base-900: #2C1219; $base-hover: #FB5383; $base-subtle: #FBE7ED;
{
"color": {
"base": {
"value": "#FDA3BD",
"type": "color"
},
"onBase": {
"value": "#141310",
"type": "color"
},
"scale": {
"50": {
"value": "#FEF0F4",
"type": "color"
},
"100": {
"value": "#FDD8E2",
"type": "color"
},
"200": {
"value": "#FCB1C6",
"type": "color"
},
"300": {
"value": "#F67A9D",
"type": "color"
},
"400": {
"value": "#E84A77",
"type": "color"
},
"500": {
"value": "#CF2656",
"type": "color"
},
"600": {
"value": "#9D2547",
"type": "color"
},
"700": {
"value": "#6E2137",
"type": "color"
},
"800": {
"value": "#481926",
"type": "color"
},
"900": {
"value": "#2C1219",
"type": "color"
}
}
}
}