Palettes / Colors / #FBC4BD

#FBC4BD — Pale Vivid Red

#FBC4BD 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 #FBC4BD 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.

#FBC4BD 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 #BCF4FB; it also sits naturally between #FBBCD4 and #FBE3BC. 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 77% · Blue 74%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 22% · Yellow 25% · Key 2%

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

Previews

CSS code for #FBC4BD

.text { color: #FBC4BD; }
.background { background-color: #FBC4BD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FBC4BD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(251, 196, 189); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(7, 89%, 86%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FBC4BD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(251, 196, 189, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FBC4BD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(251, 196, 189, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FBC4BD">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FBC4BD">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #BCF4FB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #FBC4BD: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FBC4BD

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 #FBC4BD 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 #FBC4BD 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

← #FBC4BC  ·  #FBC4BE →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FBC4BD?

#FBC4BD is Pale Vivid Red, a red color (RGB 251, 196, 189). Its closest standard named color is LightPink.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FBC4BD?

#FBC4BD is RGB 251, 196, 189 — HSL 7°, 89%, 86% — CMYK 0%, 22%, 25%, 2%.

What colors go with #FBC4BD?

Its complement is #BCF4FB; analogous partners are #FBBCD4 and #FBE3BC. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FBC4BD for text?

Black text on #FBC4BD has a contrast ratio of 13.73:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.53:1.