Palettes / Colors / #FDAEB5
#FDAEB5 — Pale Vivid Red
#FDAEB5 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 #FDAEB5 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.
#FDAEB5 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 #AFFDF6; it also sits naturally between #FDAFDD and #FDD0AF. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #FDAEB5 |
|---|---|
| RGB | 253, 174, 181 |
| HSL | 355°, 95%, 84% |
| HSV | 355°, 31%, 99% |
| CMYK | 0%, 31%, 28%, 1% |
| XYZ | 63.98, 54.49, 50.86 |
| Yxy | 54.49, 0.3779, 0.3218 |
| CIE-Lab | 78.75, 29.82, 8.18 |
| Hunter Lab | 73.82, 29.95, 7.06 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 99% · Green 68% · Blue 71%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 31% · Yellow 28% · Key 1%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #FDAEB5
.text { color: #FDAEB5; }
.background { background-color: #FDAEB5; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FDAEB5; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(253, 174, 181); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(355, 95%, 84%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FDAEB5; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(253, 174, 181, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FDAEB5; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(253, 174, 181, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#FDAEB5">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FDAEB5">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #AFFDF6:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.76:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 11.90:1 AAA |
Best text color on #FDAEB5: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FDAEB5
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:
Smaller body text shows the effect best.
Blended color: · Contrast against #FDAEB5: ·
How #FDAEB5 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 #FDAEB5 rather than the exact color:
Similar colors
The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:
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Frequently asked questions
What color is #FDAEB5?
#FDAEB5 is Pale Vivid Red, a red color (RGB 253, 174, 181). Its closest standard named color is LightPink.
What is the RGB and HSL of #FDAEB5?
#FDAEB5 is RGB 253, 174, 181 — HSL 355°, 95%, 84% — CMYK 0%, 31%, 28%, 1%.
What colors go with #FDAEB5?
Its complement is #AFFDF6; analogous partners are #FDAFDD and #FDD0AF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #FDAEB5 for text?
Black text on #FDAEB5 has a contrast ratio of 11.90:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.76:1.