Palettes / Colors / #FBD3CA

#FBD3CA — Pale Vivid Red

#FBD3CA is a red color we call Pale Vivid Red, closest to the named color Bisque (#FFE4C4). It belongs to the red family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: bisque (#FFE4C4) — not an exact match. CSS bisque gives you #FFE4C4, a different color; use #FBD3CA 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.

#FBD3CA 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 #CBF2FB; it also sits naturally between #FBCBDA and #FBECCB. 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 83% · Blue 79%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 16% · Yellow 20% · Key 2%

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

Previews

CSS code for #FBD3CA

.text { color: #FBD3CA; }
.background { background-color: #FBD3CA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FBD3CA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(251, 211, 202); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(11, 86%, 89%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FBD3CA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(251, 211, 202, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FBD3CA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(251, 211, 202, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FBD3CA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FBD3CA">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #CBF2FB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #FBD3CA: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FBD3CA

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 #FBD3CA 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 #FBD3CA 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

← #FBD3C9  ·  #FBD3CB →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FBD3CA?

#FBD3CA is Pale Vivid Red, a red color (RGB 251, 211, 202). Its closest standard named color is Bisque.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FBD3CA?

#FBD3CA is RGB 251, 211, 202 — HSL 11°, 86%, 89% — CMYK 0%, 16%, 20%, 2%.

What colors go with #FBD3CA?

Its complement is #CBF2FB; analogous partners are #FBCBDA and #FBECCB. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FBD3CA for text?

Black text on #FBD3CA has a contrast ratio of 15.27:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.38:1.