Palettes / Colors / #FCBFBA
#FCBFBA — Pale Vivid Red
#FCBFBA 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 #FCBFBA 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.
#FCBFBA 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 #BAF7FC; it also sits naturally between #FCBAD6 and #FCE1BA. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #FCBFBA |
|---|---|
| RGB | 252, 191, 186 |
| HSL | 5°, 92%, 86% |
| HSV | 5°, 26%, 99% |
| CMYK | 0%, 24%, 26%, 1% |
| XYZ | 67.64, 61.50, 54.76 |
| Yxy | 61.50, 0.3678, 0.3344 |
| CIE-Lab | 82.65, 21.19, 11.03 |
| Hunter Lab | 78.42, 21.23, 9.58 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 99% · Green 75% · Blue 73%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 24% · Yellow 26% · Key 1%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #FCBFBA
.text { color: #FCBFBA; }
.background { background-color: #FCBFBA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FCBFBA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(252, 191, 186); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(5, 92%, 86%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FCBFBA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(252, 191, 186, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FCBFBA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(252, 191, 186, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#FCBFBA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FCBFBA">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #BAF7FC:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.58:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 13.30:1 AAA |
Best text color on #FCBFBA: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FCBFBA
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 #FCBFBA: ·
How #FCBFBA 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 #FCBFBA 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 #FCBFBA?
#FCBFBA is Pale Vivid Red, a red color (RGB 252, 191, 186). Its closest standard named color is LightPink.
What is the RGB and HSL of #FCBFBA?
#FCBFBA is RGB 252, 191, 186 — HSL 5°, 92%, 86% — CMYK 0%, 24%, 26%, 1%.
What colors go with #FCBFBA?
Its complement is #BAF7FC; analogous partners are #FCBAD6 and #FCE1BA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #FCBFBA for text?
Black text on #FCBFBA has a contrast ratio of 13.30:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.58:1.