Palettes / Colors / #FDA5AA

#FDA5AA — Pale Vivid Red

#FDA5AA 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 #FDA5AA 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.

#FDA5AA 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 #A5FDF9; it also sits naturally between #FDA5D6 and #FDCDA5. 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 65% · Blue 67%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 35% · Yellow 33% · Key 1%

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

Previews

CSS code for #FDA5AA

.text { color: #FDA5AA; }
.background { background-color: #FDA5AA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FDA5AA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(253, 165, 170); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(357, 96%, 82%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FDA5AA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(253, 165, 170, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FDA5AA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(253, 165, 170, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FDA5AA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FDA5AA">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #A5FDF9:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #FDA5AA: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FDA5AA

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 #FDA5AA 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 #FDA5AA 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

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #FDA5AA?

#FDA5AA is Pale Vivid Red, a red color (RGB 253, 165, 170). Its closest standard named color is LightPink.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FDA5AA?

#FDA5AA is RGB 253, 165, 170 — HSL 357°, 96%, 82% — CMYK 0%, 35%, 33%, 1%.

What colors go with #FDA5AA?

Its complement is #A5FDF9; analogous partners are #FDA5D6 and #FDCDA5. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FDA5AA for text?

Black text on #FDA5AA has a contrast ratio of 11.14:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.89:1.