Palettes / Colors / #FCD2CA

#FCD2CA — Pale Vivid Red

#FCD2CA is a red color we call Pale Vivid Red, closest to the named color Pink (#FFC0CB). It belongs to the red family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: pink (#FFC0CB) — not an exact match. CSS pink gives you #FFC0CB, a different color; use #FCD2CA 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.

#FCD2CA 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 #CAF4FC; it also sits naturally between #FCCADB and #FCEBCA. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 99% · Green 82% · Blue 79%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 17% · Yellow 20% · Key 1%

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

Previews

CSS code for #FCD2CA

.text { color: #FCD2CA; }
.background { background-color: #FCD2CA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FCD2CA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(252, 210, 202); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(10, 89%, 89%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FCD2CA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(252, 210, 202, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FCD2CA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(252, 210, 202, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FCD2CA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FCD2CA">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #CAF4FC:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #FCD2CA: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FCD2CA

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:

How #FCD2CA 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 #FCD2CA rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

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

Browse neighbouring colors

← #FCD2C9  ·  #FCD2CB →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FCD2CA?

#FCD2CA is Pale Vivid Red, a red color (RGB 252, 210, 202). Its closest standard named color is Pink.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FCD2CA?

#FCD2CA is RGB 252, 210, 202 — HSL 10°, 89%, 89% — CMYK 0%, 17%, 20%, 1%.

What colors go with #FCD2CA?

Its complement is #CAF4FC; analogous partners are #FCCADB and #FCEBCA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FCD2CA for text?

Black text on #FCD2CA has a contrast ratio of 15.21:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.38:1.