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Rose Veil Muted
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Rose Veil Muted

Pink · Hue 320
Metrics
S 18% · L 98%
Contrast (WCAG)
on white1:1Failon black20:1AA
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About this color

Rose Veil Muted (#FBF9FA) belongs to the pink family — hue 320°, 18% 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-rose-veil-muted: #FBF9FA;
  --colorarchive-rose-veil-muted-hsl: hsl(320, 18%, 98%);
  --colorarchive-rose-veil-muted-rgb: rgb(251, 249, 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 pale, gentle tone — pastel territory, where the hue acts more like a tinted neutral than a stated color.

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 low saturation pulls this color toward earthen, vintage, or editorial palettes. It reads as confident and grown-up rather than playful, and it tolerates being used in large blocks without becoming visually noisy.

Brands using a similar color

Within the public brand-guidelines reference catalog, these are the closest matches to #FBF9FA.

  • Vercelneutral
    Gray 1 · #FAFAFA
    →
  • OpenAIneutral
    Off White · #FAFAFA
    →
  • Lululemonneutral
    Site Off-White · #F9F9F8
    →

Cultures using a similar color

From the cultural-palette catalog, these regions feature a color close to #FBF9FA.

  • 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 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 YellowColor TheoryPastel Color Palette: How to Use Soft Colors Without Losing Contrast

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
Rose Whisper Muted
#F2EDF1 · hsl(320, 18%, 94%)
Complementary counterpoint
Seafoam Veil Muted
#F9FBFA · hsl(140, 18%, 98%)
Analogous lead
Garnet Veil Muted
#FBF9FA · hsl(340, 18%, 98%)
Analogous echo
Fuchsia Veil Muted
#FBF9FB · hsl(300, 18%, 98%)
Triadic +120°
Olive Veil Muted
#FAFBF9 · hsl(80, 18%, 98%)
Triadic +240°
Azure Veil Muted
#F9FAFB · hsl(200, 18%, 98%)
Split-comp +150°
Leaf Veil Muted
#F9FBF9 · hsl(110, 18%, 98%)
Split-comp +210°
Lagoon Veil Muted
#F9FBFB · hsl(170, 18%, 98%)
Export preview
Base: Rose Veil Muted #FBF9FA
Darker companion: Rose Whisper Muted #F2EDF1
Complementary counterpoint: Seafoam Veil Muted #F9FBFA
Analogous lead: Garnet Veil Muted #FBF9FA
Analogous echo: Fuchsia Veil Muted #FBF9FB
Triadic +120°: Olive Veil Muted #FAFBF9
Triadic +240°: Azure Veil Muted #F9FAFB
Split-comp +150°: Leaf Veil Muted #F9FBF9
Split-comp +210°: Lagoon Veil Muted #F9FBFB

Compare

See how Rose Veil Muted compares side by side with related colors.

vsRose Whisper MutedvsSeafoam Veil MutedvsGarnet Veil MutedvsFuchsia Veil MutedvsOlive Veil MutedvsAzure Veil Muted

Nearest neighbors

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

Search by hex
Nearby match
Rose Whisper Muted
#F2EDF1 · hsl(320, 18%, 94%)
Nearby match
Rose Veil Faint
#FAF9FA · hsl(320, 10%, 98%)
Nearby match
Rose Veil Dust
#FBF9FA · hsl(320, 26%, 98%)
Nearby match
Rose Mist Muted
#EAE1E7 · hsl(320, 18%, 90%)
Nearby match
Rose Whisper Faint
#F1EEF0 · hsl(320, 10%, 94%)
Nearby match
Rose Whisper Dust
#F4ECF1 · hsl(320, 26%, 94%)

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
AAA8.3:1
Seafoam Shadow Faint
#404F45
AAA7.9:1
Seafoam Shadow Muted
#3B5443
AAA7.4:1
Seafoam Shadow Dust
#355A41
AAA7:1
Seafoam Shadow Soft
#2F603F
AAA11.6:1
Seafoam Nocturne Faint
#2E3831
AAA11.2:1
Seafoam Nocturne Muted
#2A3C30

Color Vision Simulation

How this color appears with different color vision deficiencies.

Full simulator
Deuteranopia
#FAFAFA
Protanopia
#FAFAFA
Tritanopia
#FBFAFA
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Rose Veil Faint#FAF9FA · hsl(320, 10%, 98%)Rose Veil Muted#FBF9FA · hsl(320, 18%, 98%)Rose Veil Dust#FBF9FA · hsl(320, 26%, 98%)Rose Veil Soft#FCF8FA · hsl(320, 34%, 98%)Rose Veil Clear#FDF7FB · hsl(320, 54%, 98%)Rose Veil Vivid#FEF6FB · hsl(320, 74%, 98%)Rose Veil Bright#FEF6FB · hsl(320, 84%, 98%)Rose Veil Pure#FFF5FB · hsl(320, 92%, 98%)
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