Palettes / Colors / #FCBBED
#FCBBED — Pale Vivid Pink
#FCBBED 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 #FCBBED 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.
#FCBBED 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 #BAFCCA; it also sits naturally between #EBBAFC and #FCBACC. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #FCBBED |
|---|---|
| RGB | 252, 187, 237 |
| HSL | 314°, 92%, 86% |
| HSV | 314°, 26%, 99% |
| CMYK | 0%, 26%, 6%, 1% |
| XYZ | 73.20, 62.35, 88.30 |
| Yxy | 62.35, 0.3270, 0.2785 |
| CIE-Lab | 83.10, 31.16, -15.64 |
| Hunter Lab | 78.96, 32.01, -15.91 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 99% · Green 73% · Blue 93%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 26% · Yellow 6% · Key 1%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #FCBBED
.text { color: #FCBBED; }
.background { background-color: #FCBBED; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FCBBED; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(252, 187, 237); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(314, 92%, 86%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FCBBED; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(252, 187, 237, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FCBBED; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(252, 187, 237, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#FCBBED">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FCBBED">Div content here</div>
Shades of #FCBBED
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #BAFCCA:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.56:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 13.47:1 AAA |
Best text color on #FCBBED: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FCBBED
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 #FCBBED: ·
How #FCBBED 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 #FCBBED 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 #FCBBED?
#FCBBED is Pale Vivid Pink, a pink color (RGB 252, 187, 237). Its closest standard named color is Pink.
What is the RGB and HSL of #FCBBED?
#FCBBED is RGB 252, 187, 237 — HSL 314°, 92%, 86% — CMYK 0%, 26%, 6%, 1%.
What colors go with #FCBBED?
Its complement is #BAFCCA; analogous partners are #EBBAFC and #FCBACC. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #FCBBED for text?
Black text on #FCBBED has a contrast ratio of 13.47:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.56:1.