Palettes / Colors / #FBCACE
#FBCACE — Pale Vivid Red
#FBCACE is a red color we call Pale Vivid Red, closest to the named color Pink (#FFC0CB). It belongs to the red family.
Color name
Closest CSS keyword: pink (#FFC0CB) — not an exact match. CSS pink gives you #FFC0CB, a different color; use #FBCACE 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.
#FBCACE 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 #CBFBF7; it also sits naturally between #FBCBE7 and #FBDFCB. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #FBCACE |
|---|---|
| RGB | 251, 202, 206 |
| HSL | 355°, 86%, 89% |
| HSV | 355°, 20%, 98% |
| CMYK | 0%, 20%, 18%, 2% |
| XYZ | 72.04, 67.21, 67.57 |
| Yxy | 67.21, 0.3483, 0.3250 |
| CIE-Lab | 85.61, 17.92, 4.60 |
| Hunter Lab | 81.98, 18.07, 4.21 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 98% · Green 79% · Blue 81%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 20% · Yellow 18% · Key 2%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #FBCACE
.text { color: #FBCACE; }
.background { background-color: #FBCACE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FBCACE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(251, 202, 206); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(355, 86%, 89%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FBCACE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(251, 202, 206, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FBCACE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(251, 202, 206, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#FBCACE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FBCACE">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #CBFBF7:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.45:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 14.44:1 AAA |
Best text color on #FBCACE: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FBCACE
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:
Smaller body text shows the effect best.
Blended color: · Contrast against #FBCACE: ·
How #FBCACE 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 #FBCACE rather than the exact color:
Similar colors
The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:
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Frequently asked questions
What color is #FBCACE?
#FBCACE is Pale Vivid Red, a red color (RGB 251, 202, 206). Its closest standard named color is Pink.
What is the RGB and HSL of #FBCACE?
#FBCACE is RGB 251, 202, 206 — HSL 355°, 86%, 89% — CMYK 0%, 20%, 18%, 2%.
What colors go with #FBCACE?
Its complement is #CBFBF7; analogous partners are #FBCBE7 and #FBDFCB. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #FBCACE for text?
Black text on #FBCACE has a contrast ratio of 14.44:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.45:1.