Palettes / Colors / #FCBBAD
#FCBBAD — Pale Vivid Red
#FCBBAD 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 #FCBBAD 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.
#FCBBAD 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 #ABEDFC; it also sits naturally between #FCABC5 and #FCE2AB. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #FCBBAD |
|---|---|
| RGB | 252, 187, 173 |
| HSL | 11°, 93%, 83% |
| HSV | 11°, 31%, 99% |
| CMYK | 0%, 26%, 31%, 1% |
| XYZ | 65.46, 59.25, 47.52 |
| Yxy | 59.25, 0.3801, 0.3440 |
| CIE-Lab | 81.43, 21.59, 16.28 |
| Hunter Lab | 76.98, 21.53, 13.59 |
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
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CSS code for #FCBBAD
.text { color: #FCBBAD; }
.background { background-color: #FCBBAD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FCBBAD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(252, 187, 173); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(11, 93%, 83%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FCBBAD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(252, 187, 173, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FCBBAD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(252, 187, 173, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#FCBBAD">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FCBBAD">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #ABEDFC:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.63:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 12.85:1 AAA |
Best text color on #FCBBAD: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FCBBAD
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 #FCBBAD: ·
How #FCBBAD 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 #FCBBAD 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 #FCBBAD?
#FCBBAD is Pale Vivid Red, a red color (RGB 252, 187, 173). Its closest standard named color is LightPink.
What is the RGB and HSL of #FCBBAD?
#FCBBAD is RGB 252, 187, 173 — HSL 11°, 93%, 83% — CMYK 0%, 26%, 31%, 1%.
What colors go with #FCBBAD?
Its complement is #ABEDFC; analogous partners are #FCABC5 and #FCE2AB. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #FCBBAD for text?
Black text on #FCBBAD has a contrast ratio of 12.85:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.63:1.