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#FCCAE2 — Pale Vivid Pink

#FCCAE2 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 #FCCAE2 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.

#FCCAE2 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 #CAFCE4; it also sits naturally between #FCCAFB and #FCCBCA. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#FCCAE2 · RGB 252, 202, 226

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Color values

HEX#FCCAE2
RGB252, 202, 226
HSL331°, 89%, 89%
HSV331°, 20%, 99%
CMYK0%, 20%, 10%, 1%
XYZ74.99, 68.43, 81.21
Yxy68.43, 0.3339, 0.3046
CIE-Lab86.22, 21.42, -5.13
Hunter Lab82.72, 21.82, -4.99

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 99% · Green 79% · Blue 89%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 20% · Yellow 10% · Key 1%

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

Previews

Sample text in #FCCAE2 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #FCCAE2 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #FCCAE2

.text { color: #FCCAE2; }
.background { background-color: #FCCAE2; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FCCAE2; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(252, 202, 226); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(331, 89%, 89%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FCCAE2; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(252, 202, 226, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FCCAE2; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(252, 202, 226, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FCCAE2">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FCCAE2">Div content here</div>

Shades of #FCCAE2

#FAA3CD#F778B5#F551A0#F22689#E30D74#B70B5E#91084A#650634#3F0420#13010A

Tints of #FCCAE2

#FCCFE5#FCCFE5#FCD4E7#FDD8EA#FDDDED#FDDDED#FDE2EF#FEE7F2#FEE7F2#FEECF4

Tones of #FCCAE2

#F8CEE2#F5D1E2#F1D5E2#EED8E3#EADCE3#E7DFE3

Color harmonies

Complementary — #CAFCE4:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.43:1 Fails
Against black text14.69:1 AAA

Best text color on #FCCAE2: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FCCAE2

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:

100%
Sample heading text
Smaller body text shows the effect best.

Blended color: · Contrast against #FCCAE2: ·

How #FCCAE2 looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Protanopia · #E6E6DCDeuteranopia · #E9EDDBTritanopia · #F9D8D7

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:

Bootstrap light · #F8F9FAMaterial Grey 500 · #9E9E9ETailwind fuchsia 500 · #D946EF

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #FCCAE2 rather than the exact color:

Palette F2f9ff
#F2F9FF · #FFCCE1 · #E195AB · #FFF5D7
Palette 021a54
#021A54 · #FF85BB · #FFCEE3 · #F5F5F5
Palette F9f5f6
#F9F5F6 · #F8E8EE · #FDCEDF · #F2BED1
Palette F7c8e0
#F7C8E0 · #DFFFD8 · #B4E4FF · #95BDFF
Palette Bce6eb
#BCE6EB · #FDCFDF · #FBBEDF · #FCA3CC
Palette Ffcfdf
#FFCFDF · #FEFDCA · #E0F9B5 · #A5DEE5

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

#FFCCE1#FFCEE3#FDCEDF#F7C8E0#FDCFDF#FFCFDF#FFD1E3#FACBEA#FFCCEA#FFC7EA#FFCDEA#FFC3E7

Browse neighbouring colors

← #FCCAE1  ·  #FCCAE3 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FCCAE2?

#FCCAE2 is Pale Vivid Pink, a pink color (RGB 252, 202, 226). Its closest standard named color is Pink.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FCCAE2?

#FCCAE2 is RGB 252, 202, 226 — HSL 331°, 89%, 89% — CMYK 0%, 20%, 10%, 1%.

What colors go with #FCCAE2?

Its complement is #CAFCE4; analogous partners are #FCCAFB and #FCCBCA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FCCAE2 for text?

Black text on #FCCAE2 has a contrast ratio of 14.69:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.43:1.