Palettes / Colors / #FBCEFA
#FBCEFA — Pale Vivid Pink
#FBCEFA is a pink color we call Pale Vivid Pink, closest to the named color Lavender (#E6E6FA). It belongs to the pink family.
Color name
Closest CSS keyword: lavender (#E6E6FA) — not an exact match. CSS lavender gives you #E6E6FA, a different color; use #FBCEFA 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.
#FBCEFA 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 #D0FBD1; it also sits naturally between #E6D0FB and #FBD0E5. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #FBCEFA |
|---|---|
| RGB | 251, 206, 250 |
| HSL | 301°, 85%, 90% |
| HSV | 301°, 18%, 98% |
| CMYK | 0%, 18%, 0%, 2% |
| XYZ | 79.11, 71.55, 100.08 |
| Yxy | 71.55, 0.3155, 0.2854 |
| CIE-Lab | 87.75, 23.12, -15.58 |
| Hunter Lab | 84.59, 23.80, -16.14 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 98% · Green 81% · Blue 98%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 18% · Yellow 0% · Key 2%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #FBCEFA
.text { color: #FBCEFA; }
.background { background-color: #FBCEFA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FBCEFA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(251, 206, 250); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(301, 85%, 90%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FBCEFA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(251, 206, 250, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FBCEFA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(251, 206, 250, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#FBCEFA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FBCEFA">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #D0FBD1:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.37:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 15.31:1 AAA |
Best text color on #FBCEFA: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FBCEFA
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 #FBCEFA: ·
How #FBCEFA 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 #FBCEFA 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 #FBCEFA?
#FBCEFA is Pale Vivid Pink, a pink color (RGB 251, 206, 250). Its closest standard named color is Lavender.
What is the RGB and HSL of #FBCEFA?
#FBCEFA is RGB 251, 206, 250 — HSL 301°, 85%, 90% — CMYK 0%, 18%, 0%, 2%.
What colors go with #FBCEFA?
Its complement is #D0FBD1; analogous partners are #E6D0FB and #FBD0E5. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #FBCEFA for text?
Black text on #FBCEFA has a contrast ratio of 15.31:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.37:1.