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#FBB2CE — Pale Vivid Pink

#FBB2CE is a pink color we call Pale Vivid Pink, closest to the named color LightPink (#FFB6C1). It belongs to the pink family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: lightpink (#FFB6C1) — not an exact match. CSS lightpink gives you #FFB6C1, a different color; use #FBB2CE 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.

#FBB2CE is a warm-leaning pink color associated with playfulness, romance and softness. It is light enough to work as a background or base color, with darker text on top.

Its strongest partner is its complement #B1FBDF; it also sits naturally between #FBB1F2 and #FBBAB1. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#FBB2CE · RGB 251, 178, 206

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Color values

HEX#FBB2CE
RGB251, 178, 206
HSL337°, 90%, 84%
HSV337°, 29%, 98%
CMYK0%, 29%, 18%, 2%
XYZ66.84, 56.81, 65.83
Yxy56.81, 0.3528, 0.2998
CIE-Lab80.07, 30.55, -3.48
Hunter Lab75.37, 30.92, -3.25

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 98% · Green 70% · Blue 81%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 29% · Yellow 18% · Key 2%

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

Previews

Sample text in #FBB2CE on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #FBB2CE on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #FBB2CE

.text { color: #FBB2CE; }
.background { background-color: #FBB2CE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FBB2CE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(251, 178, 206); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(337, 90%, 84%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FBB2CE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(251, 178, 206, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FBB2CE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(251, 178, 206, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FBB2CE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FBB2CE">Div content here</div>

Shades of #FBB2CE

#F98BB5#F7649C#F53D84#F3166B#D50B59#AE0949#880738#610528#3A0318#130108

Tints of #FBB2CE

#FBB6D1#FBBBD4#FCC5DA#FCCADD#FCCFE0#FDD3E3#FDD8E6#FDE2EC#FEE7F0#FEECF3

Tones of #FBB2CE

#F6B7CF#F0BCD0#EBC1D1#E6C6D2#E1CCD4#DCD1D5

Color harmonies

Complementary — #B1FBDF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.70:1 Fails
Against black text12.36:1 AAA

Best text color on #FBB2CE: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FBB2CE

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 #FBB2CE: ·

How #FBB2CE looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #DBDBC7Deuteranopia · #E0E5C6Tritanopia · #F7C2C1

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 fuchsia 500 · #D946EF

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #FBB2CE rather than the exact color:

Palette Fdb5ce
#FDB5CE · #132440 · #16476A · #3B9797
Palette Ff597b
#FF597B · #FF8E9E · #F9B5D0 · #EEEEEE
Palette F6b1ce
#F6B1CE · #1581BF · #3DB6B1 · #CCE5CF
Palette F4f9f9
#F4F9F9 · #F1D1D0 · #FBACCC · #F875AA
Palette F0a8d0
#F0A8D0 · #F7B5CA · #FFC6C6 · #FFEBD4
Palette 9ed3dc
#9ED3DC · #FEFD99 · #FCB7C7 · #CA6180

Similar colors

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

#FDB5CE#F9B5D0#F6B1CE#FBACCC#F7B5CA#FCB7C7#FFB3C6#F9B2D7#F4B8CF#FCBAD3#FEBBCC#FFACC7

Browse neighbouring colors

← #FBB2CD  ·  #FBB2CF →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FBB2CE?

#FBB2CE is Pale Vivid Pink, a pink color (RGB 251, 178, 206). Its closest standard named color is LightPink.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FBB2CE?

#FBB2CE is RGB 251, 178, 206 — HSL 337°, 90%, 84% — CMYK 0%, 29%, 18%, 2%.

What colors go with #FBB2CE?

Its complement is #B1FBDF; analogous partners are #FBB1F2 and #FBBAB1. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FBB2CE for text?

Black text on #FBB2CE has a contrast ratio of 12.36:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.70:1.