Palettes / Colors / #F5BCC2

#F5BCC2 — Pale Red

#F5BCC2 is a red color we call Pale Red, closest to the named color LightPink (#FFB6C1). It belongs to the red family.

#F5BCC2 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 #BCF5EF; it also sits naturally between #F5BCDE and #F5D3BC. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 96% · Green 74% · Blue 76%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 23% · Yellow 21% · Key 4%

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

Previews

CSS code for #F5BCC2

.text { color: #F5BCC2; }
.background { background-color: #F5BCC2; }
.border { border: 3px solid #F5BCC2; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(245, 188, 194); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(354, 74%, 85%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #F5BCC2; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(245, 188, 194, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #F5BCC2; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(245, 188, 194, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#F5BCC2">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#F5BCC2">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #BCF5EF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #F5BCC2: #000000.

How #F5BCC2 looks with color blindness

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

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:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #F5BCC2 rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

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

Browse neighbouring colors

← #F5BCC1  ·  #F5BCC3 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #F5BCC2?

#F5BCC2 is Pale Red, a red color (RGB 245, 188, 194). Its closest standard named color is LightPink.

What is the RGB and HSL of #F5BCC2?

#F5BCC2 is RGB 245, 188, 194 — HSL 354°, 74%, 85% — CMYK 0%, 23%, 21%, 4%.

What colors go with #F5BCC2?

Its complement is #BCF5EF; analogous partners are #F5BCDE and #F5D3BC. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #F5BCC2 for text?

Black text on #F5BCC2 has a contrast ratio of 12.85:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.63:1.