#FDA7CA 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 #FDA7CA works with other colors. Named schemes with #FDA7CA 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 #FDA7CA 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 #FDA7CA at work across the surfaces designers actually ship.
:root {
--color-base: #FDA7CA;
--color-base-rgb: 253 167 202;
--color-base-oklch: oklch(82.2% 0.110 353.7);
--color-50: #FEF0F6;
--color-100: #FDD8E7;
--color-200: #FCB1CF;
--color-300: #F67AAB;
--color-400: #E84A89;
--color-500: #CF2669;
--color-600: #9D2555;
--color-700: #6E2140;
--color-800: #48192C;
--color-900: #2C121C;
--color-on-base: #141310;
}
// tailwind.config.js
colors: {
carnation: {
50: '#FEF0F6',
100: '#FDD8E7',
200: '#FCB1CF',
300: '#F67AAB',
400: '#E84A89',
500: '#CF2669',
600: '#9D2555',
700: '#6E2140',
800: '#48192C',
900: '#2C121C',
},
}
$base: #FDA7CA; $base-ink: #141310; $base-50: #FEF0F6; $base-100: #FDD8E7; $base-200: #FCB1CF; $base-300: #F67AAB; $base-400: #E84A89; $base-500: #CF2669; $base-600: #9D2555; $base-700: #6E2140; $base-800: #48192C; $base-900: #2C121C; $base-hover: #FB5396; $base-subtle: #FBE7EF;
{
"color": {
"base": {
"value": "#FDA7CA",
"type": "color"
},
"onBase": {
"value": "#141310",
"type": "color"
},
"scale": {
"50": {
"value": "#FEF0F6",
"type": "color"
},
"100": {
"value": "#FDD8E7",
"type": "color"
},
"200": {
"value": "#FCB1CF",
"type": "color"
},
"300": {
"value": "#F67AAB",
"type": "color"
},
"400": {
"value": "#E84A89",
"type": "color"
},
"500": {
"value": "#CF2669",
"type": "color"
},
"600": {
"value": "#9D2555",
"type": "color"
},
"700": {
"value": "#6E2140",
"type": "color"
},
"800": {
"value": "#48192C",
"type": "color"
},
"900": {
"value": "#2C121C",
"type": "color"
}
}
}
}