Palettes / Colors / #F9BECA

#F9BECA — Pale Vivid Red

#F9BECA is a red color we call Pale Vivid Red, closest to the named color Pink (#FFC0CB). It belongs to the red family.

#F9BECA 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 #BEF9ED; it also sits naturally between #F9BEE7 and #F9CFBE. 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 98% · Green 75% · Blue 79%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 24% · Yellow 19% · Key 2%

Previews

CSS code for #F9BECA

.text { color: #F9BECA; }
.background { background-color: #F9BECA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #F9BECA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(249, 190, 202); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(348, 83%, 86%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #F9BECA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(249, 190, 202, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #F9BECA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(249, 190, 202, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#F9BECA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#F9BECA">Div content here</div>

Shades of #F9BECA

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #BEF9ED:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #F9BECA: #000000.

How #F9BECA 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 #F9BECA or a close neighbour

Similar colors

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

Browse neighbouring colors

← #F9BEC9  ·  #F9BECB →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #F9BECA?

#F9BECA is Pale Vivid Red, a red color (RGB 249, 190, 202). Its closest standard named color is Pink.

What is the RGB and HSL of #F9BECA?

#F9BECA is RGB 249, 190, 202 — HSL 348°, 83%, 86% — CMYK 0%, 24%, 19%, 2%.

What colors go with #F9BECA?

Its complement is #BEF9ED; analogous partners are #F9BEE7 and #F9CFBE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #F9BECA for text?

Black text on #F9BECA has a contrast ratio of 13.25:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.59:1.