#FDA7BD 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 #FDA7BD works with other colors. Named schemes with #FDA7BD 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 #FDA7BD 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 #FDA7BD at work across the surfaces designers actually ship.
:root {
--color-base: #FDA7BD;
--color-base-rgb: 253 167 189;
--color-base-oklch: oklch(81.9% 0.104 3.0);
--color-50: #FEF0F4;
--color-100: #FDD8E1;
--color-200: #FCB1C3;
--color-300: #F67A99;
--color-400: #E84A71;
--color-500: #CF2650;
--color-600: #9D2543;
--color-700: #6E2134;
--color-800: #481925;
--color-900: #2C1218;
--color-on-base: #141310;
}
// tailwind.config.js
colors: {
carnation: {
50: '#FEF0F4',
100: '#FDD8E1',
200: '#FCB1C3',
300: '#F67A99',
400: '#E84A71',
500: '#CF2650',
600: '#9D2543',
700: '#6E2134',
800: '#481925',
900: '#2C1218',
},
}
$base: #FDA7BD; $base-ink: #141310; $base-50: #FEF0F4; $base-100: #FDD8E1; $base-200: #FCB1C3; $base-300: #F67A99; $base-400: #E84A71; $base-500: #CF2650; $base-600: #9D2543; $base-700: #6E2134; $base-800: #481925; $base-900: #2C1218; $base-hover: #FB537D; $base-subtle: #FBE7EC;
{
"color": {
"base": {
"value": "#FDA7BD",
"type": "color"
},
"onBase": {
"value": "#141310",
"type": "color"
},
"scale": {
"50": {
"value": "#FEF0F4",
"type": "color"
},
"100": {
"value": "#FDD8E1",
"type": "color"
},
"200": {
"value": "#FCB1C3",
"type": "color"
},
"300": {
"value": "#F67A99",
"type": "color"
},
"400": {
"value": "#E84A71",
"type": "color"
},
"500": {
"value": "#CF2650",
"type": "color"
},
"600": {
"value": "#9D2543",
"type": "color"
},
"700": {
"value": "#6E2134",
"type": "color"
},
"800": {
"value": "#481925",
"type": "color"
},
"900": {
"value": "#2C1218",
"type": "color"
}
}
}
}