Palettes / Colors / #FCBADE
#FCBADE — Pale Vivid Pink
#FCBADE is a pink color we call Pale Vivid Pink, closest to the named color Pink (#FFC0CB). It belongs to the pink family.
Color name
Closest CSS keyword: pink (#FFC0CB) — not an exact match. CSS pink gives you #FFC0CB, a different color; use #FCBADE 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.
#FCBADE 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 #BAFCD8; it also sits naturally between #F9BAFC and #FCBABE. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #FCBADE |
|---|---|
| RGB | 252, 186, 222 |
| HSL | 327°, 92%, 86% |
| HSV | 327°, 26%, 99% |
| CMYK | 0%, 26%, 12%, 1% |
| XYZ | 70.89, 61.09, 77.16 |
| Yxy | 61.09, 0.3390, 0.2921 |
| CIE-Lab | 82.43, 29.19, -8.61 |
| Hunter Lab | 78.16, 29.76, -8.39 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 99% · Green 73% · Blue 87%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 26% · Yellow 12% · Key 1%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #FCBADE
.text { color: #FCBADE; }
.background { background-color: #FCBADE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FCBADE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(252, 186, 222); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(327, 92%, 86%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FCBADE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(252, 186, 222, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FCBADE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(252, 186, 222, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#FCBADE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FCBADE">Div content here</div>
Shades of #FCBADE
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #BAFCD8:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.59:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 13.22:1 AAA |
Best text color on #FCBADE: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FCBADE
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 #FCBADE: ·
How #FCBADE 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 #FCBADE 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 #FCBADE?
#FCBADE is Pale Vivid Pink, a pink color (RGB 252, 186, 222). Its closest standard named color is Pink.
What is the RGB and HSL of #FCBADE?
#FCBADE is RGB 252, 186, 222 — HSL 327°, 92%, 86% — CMYK 0%, 26%, 12%, 1%.
What colors go with #FCBADE?
Its complement is #BAFCD8; analogous partners are #F9BAFC and #FCBABE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #FCBADE for text?
Black text on #FCBADE has a contrast ratio of 13.22:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.59:1.