Palettes / Colors / #FBCECD

#FBCECD — Pale Vivid Red

#FBCECD 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 #FBCECD 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.

#FBCECD 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 #CBFAFB; it also sits naturally between #FBCBE2 and #FBE4CB. 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 81% · Blue 80%

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

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

Previews

CSS code for #FBCECD

.text { color: #FBCECD; }
.background { background-color: #FBCECD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FBCECD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(251, 206, 205); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(1, 85%, 89%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FBCECD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(251, 206, 205, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FBCECD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(251, 206, 205, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #FBCECD

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #CBFAFB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #FBCECD: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FBCECD

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 #FBCECD 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 #FBCECD 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

← #FBCECC  ·  #FBCECE →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FBCECD?

#FBCECD is Pale Vivid Red, a red color (RGB 251, 206, 205). Its closest standard named color is Pink.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FBCECD?

#FBCECD is RGB 251, 206, 205 — HSL 1°, 85%, 89% — CMYK 0%, 18%, 18%, 2%.

What colors go with #FBCECD?

Its complement is #CBFAFB; analogous partners are #FBCBE2 and #FBE4CB. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FBCECD for text?

Black text on #FBCECD has a contrast ratio of 14.81:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.42:1.