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Blush Veil Clear
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Blush Veil Clear

Pink · Hue 330
Metrics
S 54% · L 98%
Contrast (WCAG)
on white1.1:1Failon black19.9:1AA
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About this color

Blush Veil Clear (#FDF7FA) belongs to the pink family — hue 330°, 54% saturation, 98% lightness. Copy the hex, RGB, or HSL value above, or paste the CSS custom property below into your stylesheet to reference this color directly.

CSS
:root {
  --colorarchive-blush-veil-clear: #FDF7FA;
  --colorarchive-blush-veil-clear-hsl: hsl(330, 54%, 98%);
  --colorarchive-blush-veil-clear-rgb: rgb(253, 247, 250);
}

AI Color Names

Let AI suggest alternative poetic names for this color in English and Chinese.

Design Context

SweetNurturingPlayful
Common in

Beauty · Children's Fashion · Dessert Brands

Pairs well with

Mint green for freshness, soft gold for warmth, light gray for sophistication

Design tip

Use for friendly, approachable interfaces. Millennial pink became a design movement — it still works for brands targeting warmth.

Cultural context ▶

Soft pink represents nurturing, innocence, and sweetness. Modern brands have reclaimed it as a gender-neutral color of kindness.

Color Origins

Pink family

From cheap cosmetic to feminist reclamation to gender-neutral comeback.

Heritage

Pink, as a named color, is recent in English (only since the late 17th century, originally referring to the Dianthus flower). The hue itself is much older — Renaissance painters mixed it for flesh tones, and by the late 18th century it was a fashionable color across Europe. Many of pink's modern associations, though, are a 20th-century construction.

Across cultures

Pink-as-girl only became firmly established in the US in the 1940s; before then some advice even suggested pink for boys ('a more decided and stronger color') and blue for girls, though how common that was is disputed. In Japanese culture, sakura pink carries seasonal and nostalgic weight. In Mexico, hot pink (rosa mexicano) is considered part of the national identity; in India, pink has become a popular bridal choice alongside traditional red. The Pink Triangle was reclaimed from a Nazi badge into a 1970s LGBTQ+ symbol.

In the wild

T-Mobile's magenta is a hard-trademarked, hard-defended brand color. Barbie pink (Pantone 219 C) became its own cultural force in 2023. Owens Corning trademarked the color of its insulation. Pepto-Bismol's pink is instantly recognizable, though nobody is sure why it was first chosen. Wes Anderson made heritage pinks feel deeply specific in The Grand Budapest Hotel. Millennial Pink (named in 2016) was a trend that recast pink as gender-neutral, sophisticated, and salable to adults.

How it reads

Pink reads softer and warmer than red; the white in it takes the edge off red's intensity. Light pinks (blush, dusty rose) read as romantic, gentle, premium-feminine. Hot pinks read as energetic, queer-coded, or counterculture. Salmon and coral pinks read as healthy, beachy, or hospitality-friendly. Pink is having a sustained moment in adult-targeted brand design (skincare, DTC, beverage) now that it is no longer read as exclusively a children's color.

This particular tone

A bright, airy reading of the hue — clean and approachable, the kind of color that holds up well in product photography and on light backgrounds.

Lightness band: At this lightness the hue almost recedes into the surface around it — useful for backgrounds, hover states, and any surface where the color should suggest a mood without competing with content.

Saturation band: The clear, mid-saturation register is a common identity sweet spot — saturated enough to register as a 'real' color, restrained enough not to fight typography or photography placed over it.

Brands using a similar color

Within the public brand-guidelines reference catalog, these are the closest matches to #FDF7FA.

  • Lululemonneutral
    Site Off-White · #F9F9F8
    →
  • Anthropicbackground
    Anthropic Light · #FAF9F5
    →
  • Vercelneutral
    Gray 1 · #FAFAFA
    →

Cultures using a similar color

From the cultural-palette catalog, these regions feature a color close to #FDF7FA.

  • Korea (Obangsaek)Obangsaek White (백 / baek)
    #F5F5F2 · West — metal element, hemp linen
    →
  • Greece (Aegean)Limewashed White
    #F8F4EE · Calcium hydroxide on stone
    →
  • ScandinaviaSnow White
    #F4F0EA · Limewashed plaster, Nordic interiors
    →

Color guides

Go deeper on using pink and color in design.

Color History1950s Pastel Color Palettes: Mid-Century Mint, Coral Pink & Butter YellowColor HistoryMillennial Pink: What It Is, Where It Came From, and Why It Won't Go AwayDesign SystemsHow to Build a Tints and Shades Color Scale for Any Brand Color

Tonal strip

All lightness levels at this hue and saturation. Click any to navigate.

Palette moves

Instead of stopping at one swatch, use nearby, opposite, and tonal neighbors to branch into a broader palette.

Darker companion
Blush Whisper Clear
#F8E7F0 · hsl(330, 54%, 94%)
Complementary counterpoint
Jade Veil Clear
#F7FDFA · hsl(150, 54%, 98%)
Analogous lead
Merlot Veil Clear
#FDF7F8 · hsl(350, 54%, 98%)
Analogous echo
Mauve Veil Clear
#FDF7FC · hsl(305, 54%, 98%)
Triadic +120°
Lime Veil Clear
#FAFDF7 · hsl(90, 54%, 98%)
Triadic +240°
Sapphire Veil Clear
#F7FAFD · hsl(210, 54%, 98%)
Split-comp +150°
Emerald Veil Clear
#F7FDF7 · hsl(120, 54%, 98%)
Split-comp +210°
Aqua Veil Clear
#F7FDFD · hsl(180, 54%, 98%)
Export preview
Base: Blush Veil Clear #FDF7FA
Darker companion: Blush Whisper Clear #F8E7F0
Complementary counterpoint: Jade Veil Clear #F7FDFA
Analogous lead: Merlot Veil Clear #FDF7F8
Analogous echo: Mauve Veil Clear #FDF7FC
Triadic +120°: Lime Veil Clear #FAFDF7
Triadic +240°: Sapphire Veil Clear #F7FAFD
Split-comp +150°: Emerald Veil Clear #F7FDF7
Split-comp +210°: Aqua Veil Clear #F7FDFD

Compare

See how Blush Veil Clear compares side by side with related colors.

vsBlush Whisper ClearvsJade Veil ClearvsMerlot Veil ClearvsMauve Veil ClearvsLime Veil ClearvsSapphire Veil Clear

Nearest neighbors

The closest archive matches by hue, saturation, and lightness.

Search by hex
Nearby match
Blush Whisper Clear
#F8E7F0 · hsl(330, 54%, 94%)
Nearby match
Blush Mist Clear
#F3D8E6 · hsl(330, 54%, 90%)
Nearby match
Blush Veil Soft
#FCF8FA · hsl(330, 34%, 98%)
Nearby match
Blush Veil Vivid
#FEF6FA · hsl(330, 74%, 98%)
Nearby match
Blush Pearl Clear
#ECC0D6 · hsl(330, 54%, 84%)
Nearby match
Rose Veil Clear
#FDF7FB · hsl(320, 54%, 98%)

Accessible pairings

Archive colors that meet WCAG contrast standards when paired with this color. Use as text-on-background or background-on-text.

Contrast checker
AAA8.2:1
Jade Shadow Faint
#404F47
AAA7.8:1
Jade Shadow Muted
#3B5447
AAA7.3:1
Jade Shadow Dust
#355A47
AAA11.5:1
Jade Nocturne Faint
#2E3833
AAA11.1:1
Jade Nocturne Muted
#2A3C33
AAA10.7:1
Jade Nocturne Dust
#264033

Color Vision Simulation

How this color appears with different color vision deficiencies.

Full simulator
Deuteranopia
#FBFBF9
Protanopia
#FAFAF9
Tritanopia
#FDF9F9
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Blush Veil Faint#FAF9FA · hsl(330, 10%, 98%)Blush Veil Muted#FBF9FA · hsl(330, 18%, 98%)Blush Veil Dust#FBF9FA · hsl(330, 26%, 98%)Blush Veil Soft#FCF8FA · hsl(330, 34%, 98%)Blush Veil Clear#FDF7FA · hsl(330, 54%, 98%)Blush Veil Vivid#FEF6FA · hsl(330, 74%, 98%)Blush Veil Bright#FEF6FA · hsl(330, 84%, 98%)Blush Veil Pure#FFF5FA · hsl(330, 92%, 98%)
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