Palettes / Colors / #FCBAAD

#FCBAAD — Pale Vivid Red

#FCBAAD is a red color we call Pale Vivid Red, closest to the named color LightPink (#FFB6C1). It belongs to the red family.

#FCBAAD 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 #ABEFFC; it also sits naturally between #FCABC6 and #FCE1AB. 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 99% · Green 73% · Blue 68%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 26% · Yellow 31% · Key 1%

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

Previews

CSS code for #FCBAAD

.text { color: #FCBAAD; }
.background { background-color: #FCBAAD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FCBAAD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(252, 186, 173); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(10, 93%, 83%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FCBAAD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(252, 186, 173, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FCBAAD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(252, 186, 173, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #FCBAAD

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #ABEFFC:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #FCBAAD: #000000.

How #FCBAAD 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 #FCBAAD

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #FCBAAD 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

← #FCBAAC  ·  #FCBAAE →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FCBAAD?

#FCBAAD is Pale Vivid Red, a red color (RGB 252, 186, 173). Its closest standard named color is LightPink.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FCBAAD?

#FCBAAD is RGB 252, 186, 173 — HSL 10°, 93%, 83% — CMYK 0%, 26%, 31%, 1%.

What colors go with #FCBAAD?

Its complement is #ABEFFC; analogous partners are #FCABC6 and #FCE1AB. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FCBAAD for text?

Black text on #FCBAAD has a contrast ratio of 12.77:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.64:1.