Palettes / Colors / #FCAEAD
#FCAEAD — Pale Vivid Red
#FCAEAD is a red color we call Pale Vivid Red, closest to the named color LightPink (#FFB6C1). It belongs to the red family.
Color name
Closest CSS keyword: lightpink (#FFB6C1) — not an exact match. CSS lightpink gives you #FFB6C1, a different color; use #FCAEAD 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.
#FCAEAD 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 #ABFBFC; it also sits naturally between #FCABD2 and #FCD5AB. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #FCAEAD |
|---|---|
| RGB | 252, 174, 173 |
| HSL | 1°, 93%, 83% |
| HSV | 1°, 31%, 99% |
| CMYK | 0%, 31%, 31%, 1% |
| XYZ | 62.82, 53.98, 46.64 |
| Yxy | 53.98, 0.3844, 0.3303 |
| CIE-Lab | 78.45, 28.42, 12.08 |
| Hunter Lab | 73.47, 28.41, 10.17 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 99% · Green 68% · Blue 68%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 31% · Yellow 31% · Key 1%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #FCAEAD
.text { color: #FCAEAD; }
.background { background-color: #FCAEAD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FCAEAD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(252, 174, 173); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(1, 93%, 83%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FCAEAD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(252, 174, 173, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FCAEAD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(252, 174, 173, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#FCAEAD">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FCAEAD">Div content here</div>
Shades of #FCAEAD
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #ABFBFC:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.78:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 11.80:1 AAA |
Best text color on #FCAEAD: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FCAEAD
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 #FCAEAD: ·
How #FCAEAD 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 #FCAEAD 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 #FCAEAD?
#FCAEAD is Pale Vivid Red, a red color (RGB 252, 174, 173). Its closest standard named color is LightPink.
What is the RGB and HSL of #FCAEAD?
#FCAEAD is RGB 252, 174, 173 — HSL 1°, 93%, 83% — CMYK 0%, 31%, 31%, 1%.
What colors go with #FCAEAD?
Its complement is #ABFBFC; analogous partners are #FCABD2 and #FCD5AB. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #FCAEAD for text?
Black text on #FCAEAD has a contrast ratio of 11.80:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.78:1.