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#FBBDB2 — Pale Vivid Red

#FBBDB2 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 #FBBDB2 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.

#FBBDB2 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 #B1F0FB; it also sits naturally between #FBB1CB and #FBE1B1. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#FBBDB2 · RGB 251, 189, 178

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Color values

HEX#FBBDB2
RGB251, 189, 178
HSL9°, 90%, 84%
HSV9°, 29%, 98%
CMYK0%, 25%, 29%, 2%
XYZ66.02, 60.12, 50.24
Yxy60.12, 0.3743, 0.3408
CIE-Lab81.90, 20.81, 14.25
Hunter Lab77.54, 20.76, 12.08

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 98% · Green 74% · Blue 70%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 25% · Yellow 29% · Key 2%

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

Previews

Sample text in #FBBDB2 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #FBBDB2 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #FBBDB2

.text { color: #FBBDB2; }
.background { background-color: #FBBDB2; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FBBDB2; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(251, 189, 178); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(9, 90%, 84%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FBBDB2; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(251, 189, 178, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FBBDB2; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(251, 189, 178, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FBBDB2">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FBBDB2">Div content here</div>

Shades of #FBBDB2

#F99B8B#F77A64#F5593D#F33716#D52A0B#AE2209#881A07#611305#3A0B03#130401

Tints of #FBBDB2

#FBC1B6#FBC5BB#FCCDC5#FCD1CA#FCD5CF#FDDAD3#FDDED8#FDE6E2#FEEAE7#FEEEEC

Tones of #FBBDB2

#F6C0B7#F0C4BC#EBC8C1#E6CBC6#E1CFCC#DCD2D1

Color harmonies

Complementary — #B1F0FB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.61:1 Fails
Against black text13.02:1 AAA

Best text color on #FBBDB2: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FBBDB2

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 #FBBDB2: ·

How #FBBDB2 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #E0E0B5Deuteranopia · #E4E8B5Tritanopia · #F8B7B7

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 #FBBDB2 rather than the exact color:

Palette 010059
#010059 · #107595 · #FDBFB3 · #FCF594
Palette Fde5ec
#FDE5EC · #FCBAAD · #E48586 · #916DB3
Palette 194350
#194350 · #FF8882 · #FFC2B4 · #9DBEB9
Palette Fdffbc
#FDFFBC · #FFEEBB · #FFDCB8 · #FFC1B6
Palette Be8abf
#BE8ABF · #EA9ABB · #FEA5AD · #F8C3AF
Palette Ff8787
#FF8787 · #F8C4B4 · #E5EBB2 · #BCE29E

Similar colors

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

#FDBFB3#FCBAAD#FFC2B4#FFC1B6#F8C3AF#F8C4B4#FAB7B7#F9C0AB#FFB7B7#FFB9B9#FFB6B6#F3BBAE

Browse neighbouring colors

← #FBBDB1  ·  #FBBDB3 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FBBDB2?

#FBBDB2 is Pale Vivid Red, a red color (RGB 251, 189, 178). Its closest standard named color is LightPink.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FBBDB2?

#FBBDB2 is RGB 251, 189, 178 — HSL 9°, 90%, 84% — CMYK 0%, 25%, 29%, 2%.

What colors go with #FBBDB2?

Its complement is #B1F0FB; analogous partners are #FBB1CB and #FBE1B1. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FBBDB2 for text?

Black text on #FBBDB2 has a contrast ratio of 13.02:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.61:1.