Palettes / Colors / #FCACEB
#FCACEB — Pale Vivid Pink
#FCACEB is a pink color we call Pale Vivid Pink, closest to the named color Plum (#DDA0DD). It belongs to the pink family.
Color name
Closest CSS keyword: plum (#DDA0DD) — not an exact match. CSS plum gives you #DDA0DD, a different color; use #FCACEB 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.
#FCACEB 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 #ABFCBD; it also sits naturally between #E5ABFC and #FCABC2. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #FCACEB |
|---|---|
| RGB | 252, 172, 235 |
| HSL | 313°, 93%, 83% |
| HSV | 313°, 32%, 99% |
| CMYK | 0%, 32%, 7%, 1% |
| XYZ | 69.89, 56.20, 85.76 |
| Yxy | 56.20, 0.3299, 0.2653 |
| CIE-Lab | 79.73, 38.69, -19.66 |
| Hunter Lab | 74.97, 39.86, -20.18 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 99% · Green 67% · Blue 92%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 32% · Yellow 7% · Key 1%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #FCACEB
.text { color: #FCACEB; }
.background { background-color: #FCACEB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FCACEB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(252, 172, 235); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(313, 93%, 83%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FCACEB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(252, 172, 235, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FCACEB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(252, 172, 235, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#FCACEB">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FCACEB">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #ABFCBD:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.72:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 12.24:1 AAA |
Best text color on #FCACEB: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FCACEB
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 #FCACEB: ·
How #FCACEB 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 #FCACEB 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 #FCACEB?
#FCACEB is Pale Vivid Pink, a pink color (RGB 252, 172, 235). Its closest standard named color is Plum.
What is the RGB and HSL of #FCACEB?
#FCACEB is RGB 252, 172, 235 — HSL 313°, 93%, 83% — CMYK 0%, 32%, 7%, 1%.
What colors go with #FCACEB?
Its complement is #ABFCBD; analogous partners are #E5ABFC and #FCABC2. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #FCACEB for text?
Black text on #FCACEB has a contrast ratio of 12.24:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.72:1.