Pink Swirl

#fceae6

Rosy-lilac tint for airy gray backgrounds

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About Pink Swirl

I just used Swirl as a card background behind a grayscale product photo, and the difference was immediate. It's a very light gray with a cast that feels more like a soft film than a full tint. Compared to , it brings warmth and blush instead of drifting lavender-cool. Compared to Grannie's Pearls, it's cleaner and lighter, with less "worked-in" warmth. And vs Hint of , it's a touch more decisive and less airy, so it reads as a deliberate wash, not a barely-there margin note.

This is the light gray with a undertone I reach for in ecommerce category pages, consumer finance marketing surfaces, and editorial templates where you want calm but still want the UI to feel gently human. It sits well under dark type without turning icy, and it plays nicely beside mid grays in component libraries.

One quirk: on very low-saturation screens it can look almost neutral, so always sanity-check it next to your imagery and any off-white tokens you use for headings.

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WCAG 2.1 contrast ratios. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text, 3:1 for large. AAA requires 7:1 / 4.5:1.

On White #ffffff

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1.16:1Fail

On Gray 100 #f5f5f5

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1.07:1Fail

On Gray 900 #18181b

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15.23:1AAA

On Black #000000

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18.05:1AAA

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