Palettes / Colors / #FCD9EF

#FCD9EF — Pale Vivid Pink

#FCD9EF is a pink color we call Pale Vivid Pink, closest to the named color MistyRose (#FFE4E1). It belongs to the pink family.

#FCD9EF 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 #D9FCE6; it also sits naturally between #F7D9FC and #FCD9DE. 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 85% · Blue 94%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 14% · Yellow 5% · Key 1%

Previews

CSS code for #FCD9EF

.text { color: #FCD9EF; }
.background { background-color: #FCD9EF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FCD9EF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(252, 217, 239); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(322, 85%, 92%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FCD9EF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(252, 217, 239, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FCD9EF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(252, 217, 239, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FCD9EF">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FCD9EF">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #D9FCE6:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #FCD9EF: #000000.

How #FCD9EF 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 #FCD9EF or a close neighbour

Similar colors

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

Browse neighbouring colors

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #FCD9EF?

#FCD9EF is Pale Vivid Pink, a pink color (RGB 252, 217, 239). Its closest standard named color is MistyRose.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FCD9EF?

#FCD9EF is RGB 252, 217, 239 — HSL 322°, 85%, 92% — CMYK 0%, 14%, 5%, 1%.

What colors go with #FCD9EF?

Its complement is #D9FCE6; analogous partners are #F7D9FC and #FCD9DE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FCD9EF for text?

Black text on #FCD9EF has a contrast ratio of 16.31:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.29:1.