≈ Love Fumes
#FDCBD3 is closest to Love Fumes in our library. Love Fumes (#FDCBD3) is a very light, muted pink with a warm feel. It has a hue angle of 350° and a lightness of 89%. Its muted saturation keeps it calm and sophisticated, easy to live with in large areas.
About this color
What Love Fumes looks like, feels like and where it works.
Description
Love Fumes (#FDCBD3) is a very light, muted pink with a warm feel. It has a hue angle of 350° and a lightness of 89%. Its muted saturation keeps it calm and sophisticated, easy to live with in large areas.
Psychology
Pink softens red with white. It reads as caring, warm and playful, and ranges from bubblegum energy to sophisticated blush. As a light shade, Love Fumes feels airy and gentle.
Meaning
Pink is tied to romance, kindness and youth. Its link to girls and baby clothes is a modern convention, not a fixed meaning.
Why use this color
Love Fumes is an easy supporting color. Dark text is easy to read on it, so it works as a surface, highlight or card background. Pair it with its tints and shades for a complete scale.
Applications
- Beauty, fashion and lifestyle
- Celebrations and weddings
- Friendly, expressive brands
- Soft backgrounds and highlights
History
The color is named after the flower called a pink (Dianthus), and first appears as a color name in the 1600s.
Accessibility
White text on Love Fumes has a contrast ratio of 1.43:1 (fails); black text has 14.65:1 (AAA). WCAG AA needs 4.5:1 for body text and 3:1 for large text and interface parts. Do not rely on color alone to carry meaning: pair it with text, an icon or a pattern.
Variations of Love Fumes
Tailwind-style scale
Color harmonies of Love Fumes
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Color blindness simulator
These are approximations to help you check that meaning never depends on color alone. Real vision varies from person to person.