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#F4BFBC — Pale Red

#F4BFBC is a red color we call Pale Red, closest to the named color LightPink (#FFB6C1). It belongs to the red family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: lightpink (#FFB6C1) — not an exact match. CSS lightpink gives you #FFB6C1, a different color; use #F4BFBC when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#F4BFBC is a warm red color associated with energy, passion and urgency. It is light enough to work as a background or base color, with darker text on top.

Its strongest partner is its complement #BDF2F4; it also sits naturally between #F4BDD6 and #F4DCBD. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#F4BFBC · RGB 244, 191, 188

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Color values

HEX#F4BFBC
RGB244, 191, 188
HSL3°, 72%, 85%
HSV3°, 23%, 96%
CMYK0%, 22%, 23%, 4%
XYZ65.02, 60.13, 55.76
Yxy60.13, 0.3594, 0.3324
CIE-Lab81.91, 18.54, 8.80
Hunter Lab77.54, 18.40, 7.71

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 96% · Green 75% · Blue 74%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 22% · Yellow 23% · Key 4%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

Sample text in #F4BFBC on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #F4BFBC on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #F4BFBC

.text { color: #F4BFBC; }
.background { background-color: #F4BFBC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #F4BFBC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(244, 191, 188); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(3, 72%, 85%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #F4BFBC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(244, 191, 188, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #F4BFBC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(244, 191, 188, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#F4BFBC">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#F4BFBC">Div content here</div>

Shades of #F4BFBC

#EF9E9A#E97D77#E35B54#DD3931#C52820#9E201A#7B1914#58120E#350B09#120403

Tints of #F4BFBC

#F5C4C2#F6C8C6#F6CDCA#F7D1CF#F9D9D8#F9DDDC#FAE2E0#FBE6E5#FBEAE9#FCEEED

Tones of #F4BFBC

#F0C3C1#ECC7C5#E8CBC9#E5CECD#E1D2D1#DDD5D5

Color harmonies

Complementary — #BDF2F4:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.61:1 Fails
Against black text13.03:1 AAA

Best text color on #F4BFBC: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #F4BFBC

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

100%
Sample heading text
Smaller body text shows the effect best.

Blended color: · Contrast against #F4BFBC: ·

How #F4BFBC looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Protanopia · #DDDDBDDeuteranopia · #E0E4BDTritanopia · #F1BDBD

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Bootstrap light · #F8F9FAMaterial Grey 500 · #9E9E9ETailwind pink 500 · #EC4899

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #F4BFBC rather than the exact color:

Gentle Orchard
#F3BFBA · #EB7B70 · #BD2C1E · #53140E
Palette F4bfbf
#F4BFBF · #FFD9C0 · #FAF0D7 · #8CC0DE
Modern Ruby Petal
#F0BEBD · #E89897 · #E07C7A · #942B29
Palette F0e4d7
#F0E4D7 · #F5C0C0 · #FF7171 · #9FD8DF
Palette Fff5f2
#FFF5F2 · #F5BABB · #568F87 · #064232
Palette Ccf6c8
#CCF6C8 · #FAFCC2 · #F6D6AD · #F9C0C0

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

#F3BFBA#F4BFBF#F0BEBD#F5C0C0#F5BABB#F9C0C0#F4C3B4#EEC2C2#ECC2B9#F6C6C2#FBC3C1#F8C4B4

Browse neighbouring colors

← #F4BFBB  ·  #F4BFBD →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #F4BFBC?

#F4BFBC is Pale Red, a red color (RGB 244, 191, 188). Its closest standard named color is LightPink.

What is the RGB and HSL of #F4BFBC?

#F4BFBC is RGB 244, 191, 188 — HSL 3°, 72%, 85% — CMYK 0%, 22%, 23%, 4%.

What colors go with #F4BFBC?

Its complement is #BDF2F4; analogous partners are #F4BDD6 and #F4DCBD. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #F4BFBC for text?

Black text on #F4BFBC has a contrast ratio of 13.03:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.61:1.