Pale Petunia
Pale Petunia is a highly saturated, near pure red shade with RGB(248, 192, 199) and hex code #F8C0C7, reading as light at a glance.
HEX
#F8C0C7
RGB
248, 192, 199
HSL
353°, 80%, 86%
CMYK
0%, 23%, 20%, 3%
LAB
83, 21, 4
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Description
- •Pale Petunia (#F8C0C7) is a warm-toned red color defined by RGB values of 248, 192, 199 and HSL values of 352 degrees hue, 80% saturation, and 86% lightness. At 86% lightness it appears light, and its highly saturated, near pure character makes it suitable as a strong accent or brand color. It pairs naturally with its complementary shade #C0F8F1 for high-contrast schemes, or with the analogous tones #F8D5C0 and #F8C0E3 for a more harmonious palette.
Psychology
As a red shade, Pale Petunia tends to carry the general associations of that hue family: power, passion, danger, and urgency. Red is one of the first colors humans evolved to distinguish and is commonly linked with energy, urgency, and appetite.
Hue family
red
Saturation level
highly saturated, near pure
Lightness level
light
Temperature
warm
Because Pale Petunia is highly saturated, near pure and light, it tends to feel calm and unobtrusive in a design context.
Meaning
Within the red family, colors like Pale Petunia are commonly associated with power, passion, danger, and urgency, though exact interpretation depends on cultural context and surrounding design elements.
Hue family
red
Common associations
power, passion, danger, and urgency
Temperature
warm
History
- 1Pale Petunia is a named point in a modern digital color palette rather than a documented historical pigment, but the red family it belongs to has a long design history. Red is one of the first colors humans evolved to distinguish and is commonly linked with energy, urgency, and appetite.
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Visual perception
- At HSL(352, 80%, 86%), Pale Petunia has a relative luminance of about 0.62 on a 0-1 scale, which can make it harder to distinguish for people with red-green color blindness if used alongside similarly saturated greens or reds; pair it with a distinct lightness or add non-color cues such as icons or labels.
Technology specific
- Pale Petunia (#F8C0C7) renders consistently on standard sRGB displays; on wider-gamut or uncalibrated screens, expect minor shifts in perceived saturation. For print reproduction, convert from RGB to CMYK and proof physically, since highly saturated colors like this can shift noticeably between screen and print.
Guidance
Use Pale Petunia with black text for readability (contrast ratio approximately 13.4:1). Reserve it for smaller accent areas rather than large backgrounds since high saturation can overwhelm at scale.
Examples
web design
call-to-action buttons
branding
logo accent color
UI design
alert or highlight states
spot color for emphasis
Purpose
Pale Petunia works well for backgrounds, body text, or supporting UI surfaces where subtlety matters, given its highly saturated, near pure and light profile.
Benefits
visual contrast
pairs with black text for a WCAG contrast ratio of about 13.4:1
palette flexibility
combines with #C0F8F1 (complementary) and #C7F8C0/#C0C7F8 (triadic) for varied schemes
brand consistency
reads as bold and energetic across most screens