Palettes / Colors / #FABDBD

#FABDBD — Pale Vivid Red

#FABDBD is a red color we call Pale Vivid 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 #FABDBD 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.

#FABDBD 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 #BDFAFA; it also sits naturally between #FABDDB and #FADBBD. 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 74% · Blue 74%

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

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

Previews

CSS code for #FABDBD

.text { color: #FABDBD; }
.background { background-color: #FABDBD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FABDBD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(250, 189, 189); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(0, 86%, 86%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FABDBD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(250, 189, 189, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FABDBD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(250, 189, 189, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #FABDBD

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #BDFAFA:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #FABDBD: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FABDBD

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:

How #FABDBD 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 #FABDBD 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

← #FABDBC  ·  #FABDBE →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FABDBD?

#FABDBD is Pale Vivid Red, a red color (RGB 250, 189, 189). Its closest standard named color is LightPink.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FABDBD?

#FABDBD is RGB 250, 189, 189 — HSL 0°, 86%, 86% — CMYK 0%, 24%, 24%, 2%.

What colors go with #FABDBD?

Its complement is #BDFAFA; analogous partners are #FABDDB and #FADBBD. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FABDBD for text?

Black text on #FABDBD has a contrast ratio of 13.08:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.61:1.