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Peony Pearl Vivid
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Peony Pearl Vivid

Pink · Hue 310
Hex
#F4B8EA
RGB
rgb(244, 184, 234)
HSL
hsl(310, 74%, 84%)
CMYK
cmyk(0%, 25%, 4%, 4%)
Metrics
S 74% · L 84%
Contrast (WCAG)
on white
1.6:1Fail
on black
12.9:1AA
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About this color

Peony Pearl Vivid (#F4B8EA) belongs to the pink family — hue 310°, 74% 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-vivid: #F4B8EA;
  --colorarchive-peony-pearl-vivid-hsl: hsl(310, 74%, 84%);
  --colorarchive-peony-pearl-vivid-rgb: rgb(244, 184, 234);
}

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 even more recent in widespread use — most historical 'reds' that we'd now call pink were either faded cochineal or madder mixed with white lead. The classical Persian rosé and Venetian pink are old, but the cultural identity of 'pink' as its own thing is essentially a 20th-century construction.

Across cultures

Pink-as-girl is a marketing invention from the 1940s; before WWII pink was often suggested for boys ('a stronger, more decided color') and blue for girls. In Japanese culture, sakura pink carries seasonal and nostalgic weight without gender association. In Latin American culture, hot pink is a celebratory color; in much of South Asia, pink is one of the auspicious wedding palette colors. 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. The Pepto-Bismol pink is calibrated for medicine-cabinet recognizability. Wes Anderson built a career making heritage pinks (The Grand Budapest Hotel) feel deeply specific. Millennial Pink (~2014–2018) was a rebranding effort to make pink read as gender-neutral, sophisticated, and salable to adults.

How it reads

Pink reads softer and warmer than red; biologically it's still a long-wavelength color, but the white in it dampens the arousal response. 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) precisely because it stopped being read as exclusively a children's color.

This particular tone

An almost luminous high-key tone — at this saturation and brightness, the color borders on neon. Use sparingly; it overpowers most companions.

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: At this saturation the color is doing work. It reads as a brand statement, a sport accessory, or a UI signal. It should be used in small, deliberate doses against quieter neighbors; large fields at this saturation will exhaust the eye.

Brands using a similar color

Within the public brand-guidelines reference catalog, these are the closest matches to #F4B8EA.

  • Glossierprimary
    Glossier Pink · #F8D6CD
    →
  • Aesopneutral
    Cream Paper · #EFE4D2
    →
  • Anthropicprimary
    Cream Canvas · #F0EEE6
    →

Cultures using a similar color

From the cultural-palette catalog, these regions feature a color close to #F4B8EA.

  • JapanCherry Blossom (sakura 桜)
    #FBC4D0 · Prunus serrulata flower
    →
  • IcelandMidnight Sun Pink
    #F2AEB5 · Horizon light, June
    →
  • ScandinaviaOat Beige
    #D5C7A7 · Linseed oil-treated pine
    →

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 Vivid
#F8D3F2 · hsl(310, 74%, 90%)
Darker companion
Peony Bloom Vivid
#EF95E0 · hsl(310, 74%, 76%)
Complementary counterpoint
Mint Pearl Vivid
#B8F4C2 · hsl(130, 74%, 84%)
Analogous lead
Blush Pearl Vivid
#F4B8D6 · hsl(330, 74%, 84%)
Analogous echo
Magenta Pearl Vivid
#EAB8F4 · hsl(290, 74%, 84%)
Triadic +120°
Honey Pearl Vivid
#EAF4B8 · hsl(70, 74%, 84%)
Triadic +240°
Cerulean Pearl Vivid
#B8EAF4 · hsl(190, 74%, 84%)
Split-comp +150°
Moss Pearl Vivid
#CCF4B8 · hsl(100, 74%, 84%)
Split-comp +210°
Teal Pearl Vivid
#B8F4E0 · hsl(160, 74%, 84%)
Export preview
Base: Peony Pearl Vivid #F4B8EA
Lighter companion: Peony Mist Vivid #F8D3F2
Darker companion: Peony Bloom Vivid #EF95E0
Complementary counterpoint: Mint Pearl Vivid #B8F4C2
Analogous lead: Blush Pearl Vivid #F4B8D6
Analogous echo: Magenta Pearl Vivid #EAB8F4
Triadic +120°: Honey Pearl Vivid #EAF4B8
Triadic +240°: Cerulean Pearl Vivid #B8EAF4
Split-comp +150°: Moss Pearl Vivid #CCF4B8
Split-comp +210°: Teal Pearl Vivid #B8F4E0

Compare

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

vsPeony Mist VividvsPeony Bloom VividvsMint Pearl VividvsBlush Pearl VividvsMagenta Pearl VividvsHoney Pearl Vivid

Nearest neighbors

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

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Nearby match
Peony Mist Vivid
#F8D3F2 · hsl(310, 74%, 90%)
Nearby match
Peony Pearl Bright
#F8B4ED · hsl(310, 84%, 84%)
Nearby match
Mauve Pearl Vivid
#F4B8EF · hsl(305, 74%, 84%)
Nearby match
Peony Bloom Vivid
#EF95E0 · hsl(310, 74%, 76%)
Nearby match
Peony Whisper Vivid
#FBE4F7 · hsl(310, 74%, 94%)
Nearby match
Peony Pearl Pure
#FCB1EF · hsl(310, 92%, 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
AAA7.5:1
Mint Nocturne Faint
#2E3830
AAA7.2:1
Mint Nocturne Muted
#2A3C2D
AAA7:1
Mint Nocturne Dust
#26402A
AAA9.4:1
Mint Ink Faint
#202721
AAA9.2:1
Mint Ink Muted
#1D2A1F
AAA9:1
Mint Ink Dust
#1A2D1E

Color Vision Simulation

How this color appears with different color vision deficiencies.

Full simulator
Deuteranopia
#E0E4DD
Protanopia
#DDDCDF
Tritanopia
#F1D6D4
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