Palettes / Colors / #FCDAE5

#FCDAE5 — Pale Vivid Pink

#FCDAE5 is a pink color we call Pale Vivid Pink, closest to the named color MistyRose (#FFE4E1). It belongs to the pink family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: mistyrose (#FFE4E1) — not an exact match. CSS mistyrose gives you #FFE4E1, a different color; use #FCDAE5 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.

#FCDAE5 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 #D9FCF1; it also sits naturally between #FCD9F6 and #FCE0D9. 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 90%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 13% · Yellow 9% · Key 1%

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

Previews

CSS code for #FCDAE5

.text { color: #FCDAE5; }
.background { background-color: #FCDAE5; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FCDAE5; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(252, 218, 229); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(341, 85%, 92%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FCDAE5; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(252, 218, 229, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FCDAE5; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(252, 218, 229, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FCDAE5">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FCDAE5">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #D9FCF1:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #FCDAE5: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FCDAE5

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 #FCDAE5 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 #FCDAE5 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

← #FCDAE4  ·  #FCDAE6 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FCDAE5?

#FCDAE5 is Pale Vivid Pink, a pink color (RGB 252, 218, 229). Its closest standard named color is MistyRose.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FCDAE5?

#FCDAE5 is RGB 252, 218, 229 — HSL 341°, 85%, 92% — CMYK 0%, 13%, 9%, 1%.

What colors go with #FCDAE5?

Its complement is #D9FCF1; analogous partners are #FCD9F6 and #FCE0D9. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FCDAE5 for text?

Black text on #FCDAE5 has a contrast ratio of 16.30:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.29:1.