Palettes / Colors / #FBD5EE

#FBD5EE — Pale Vivid Pink

#FBD5EE is a pink color we call Pale Vivid Pink, closest to the named color MistyRose (#FFE4E1). It belongs to the pink family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: mistyrose (#FFE4E1) — not an exact match. CSS mistyrose gives you #FFE4E1, a different color; use #FBD5EE 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.

#FBD5EE 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 #D5FBE2; it also sits naturally between #F5D5FB and #FBD5DB. 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 84% · Blue 93%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 15% · Yellow 5% · Key 2%

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

Previews

CSS code for #FBD5EE

.text { color: #FBD5EE; }
.background { background-color: #FBD5EE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FBD5EE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(251, 213, 238); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(321, 83%, 91%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FBD5EE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(251, 213, 238, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FBD5EE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(251, 213, 238, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FBD5EE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FBD5EE">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #D5FBE2:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #FBD5EE: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FBD5EE

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 #FBD5EE 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 #FBD5EE 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

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #FBD5EE?

#FBD5EE is Pale Vivid Pink, a pink color (RGB 251, 213, 238). Its closest standard named color is MistyRose.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FBD5EE?

#FBD5EE is RGB 251, 213, 238 — HSL 321°, 83%, 91% — CMYK 0%, 15%, 5%, 2%.

What colors go with #FBD5EE?

Its complement is #D5FBE2; analogous partners are #F5D5FB and #FBD5DB. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FBD5EE for text?

Black text on #FBD5EE has a contrast ratio of 15.85:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.32:1.