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Peony Pearl Clear
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Peony Pearl Clear

Pink · Hue 310
Metrics
S 54% · L 84%
Contrast (WCAG)
on white1.6:1Failon black13.2:1AA
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About this color

Peony Pearl Clear (#ECC0E5) belongs to the pink family — hue 310°, 54% saturation, 84% 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-peony-pearl-clear: #ECC0E5;
  --colorarchive-peony-pearl-clear-hsl: hsl(310, 54%, 84%);
  --colorarchive-peony-pearl-clear-rgb: rgb(236, 192, 229);
}

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 #ECC0E5.

  • Glossierprimary
    Glossier Pink · #F8D6CD
    →
  • Aesopneutral
    Cream Paper · #EFE4D2
    →
  • Anthropicneutral
    Light Gray · #E8E6DC
    →

Cultures using a similar color

From the cultural-palette catalog, these regions feature a color close to #ECC0E5.

  • JapanCherry Blossom (sakura 桜)
    #FBC4D0 · Prunus serrulata flower
    →
  • IcelandMidnight Sun Pink
    #F2AEB5 · Horizon light, June
    →
  • France (Paris)Lutetian Limestone
    #E5DDC8 · Paris facade stone (Haussmannian-era buildings)
    →

Color guides

Go deeper on using pink and color in design.

Color HistoryMillennial Pink: What It Is, Where It Came From, and Why It Won't Go AwayColor History1950s Pastel Color Palettes: Mid-Century Mint, Coral Pink & Butter YellowBrand & MarketingRetro Color Palette: Warm, Worn, and Deliberately Off

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.

Lighter companion
Peony Mist Clear
#F3D8EF · hsl(310, 54%, 90%)
Darker companion
Peony Bloom Clear
#E3A1D8 · hsl(310, 54%, 76%)
Complementary counterpoint
Mint Pearl Clear
#C0ECC8 · hsl(130, 54%, 84%)
Analogous lead
Blush Pearl Clear
#ECC0D6 · hsl(330, 54%, 84%)
Analogous echo
Magenta Pearl Clear
#E5C0EC · hsl(290, 54%, 84%)
Triadic +120°
Honey Pearl Clear
#E5ECC0 · hsl(70, 54%, 84%)
Triadic +240°
Cerulean Pearl Clear
#C0E5EC · hsl(190, 54%, 84%)
Split-comp +150°
Moss Pearl Clear
#CFECC0 · hsl(100, 54%, 84%)
Split-comp +210°
Teal Pearl Clear
#C0ECDE · hsl(160, 54%, 84%)
Export preview
Base: Peony Pearl Clear #ECC0E5
Lighter companion: Peony Mist Clear #F3D8EF
Darker companion: Peony Bloom Clear #E3A1D8
Complementary counterpoint: Mint Pearl Clear #C0ECC8
Analogous lead: Blush Pearl Clear #ECC0D6
Analogous echo: Magenta Pearl Clear #E5C0EC
Triadic +120°: Honey Pearl Clear #E5ECC0
Triadic +240°: Cerulean Pearl Clear #C0E5EC
Split-comp +150°: Moss Pearl Clear #CFECC0
Split-comp +210°: Teal Pearl Clear #C0ECDE

Compare

See how Peony Pearl Clear compares side by side with related colors.

vsPeony Mist ClearvsPeony Bloom ClearvsMint Pearl ClearvsBlush Pearl ClearvsMagenta Pearl ClearvsHoney Pearl Clear

Nearest neighbors

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

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Nearby match
Peony Mist Clear
#F3D8EF · hsl(310, 54%, 90%)
Nearby match
Mauve Pearl Clear
#ECC0E9 · hsl(305, 54%, 84%)
Nearby match
Peony Bloom Clear
#E3A1D8 · hsl(310, 54%, 76%)
Nearby match
Peony Whisper Clear
#F8E7F5 · hsl(310, 54%, 94%)
Nearby match
Peony Pearl Soft
#E4C8DF · hsl(310, 34%, 84%)
Nearby match
Peony Pearl Vivid
#F4B8EA · hsl(310, 74%, 84%)

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
AAA7.7:1
Mint Nocturne Faint
#2E3830
AAA7.4:1
Mint Nocturne Muted
#2A3C2D
AAA7.2:1
Mint Nocturne Dust
#26402A
AAA9.6:1
Mint Ink Faint
#202721
AAA9.4:1
Mint Ink Muted
#1D2A1F
AAA9.2:1
Mint Ink Dust
#1A2D1E

Color Vision Simulation

How this color appears with different color vision deficiencies.

Full simulator
Deuteranopia
#DDE0DB
Protanopia
#DADADD
Tritanopia
#EAD6D4
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Peony Pearl Faint#DAD2D9 · hsl(310, 10%, 84%)Peony Pearl Muted#DECFDB · hsl(310, 18%, 84%)Peony Pearl Dust#E1CCDD · hsl(310, 26%, 84%)Peony Pearl Soft#E4C8DF · hsl(310, 34%, 84%)Peony Pearl Clear#ECC0E5 · hsl(310, 54%, 84%)Peony Pearl Vivid#F4B8EA · hsl(310, 74%, 84%)Peony Pearl Bright#F8B4ED · hsl(310, 84%, 84%)Peony Pearl Pure#FCB1EF · hsl(310, 92%, 84%)
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