Palettes / Colors / #FDAFBD
#FDAFBD — Pale Vivid Red
#FDAFBD 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 #FDAFBD 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.
#FDAFBD 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 #AFFDEF; it also sits naturally between #FDAFE4 and #FDC8AF. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #FDAFBD |
|---|---|
| RGB | 253, 175, 189 |
| HSL | 349°, 95%, 84% |
| HSV | 349°, 31%, 99% |
| CMYK | 0%, 31%, 25%, 1% |
| XYZ | 65.02, 55.22, 55.37 |
| Yxy | 55.22, 0.3703, 0.3144 |
| CIE-Lab | 79.17, 30.37, 4.44 |
| Hunter Lab | 74.31, 30.61, 3.93 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 99% · Green 69% · Blue 74%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 31% · Yellow 25% · Key 1%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #FDAFBD
.text { color: #FDAFBD; }
.background { background-color: #FDAFBD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FDAFBD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(253, 175, 189); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(349, 95%, 84%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FDAFBD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(253, 175, 189, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FDAFBD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(253, 175, 189, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#FDAFBD">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FDAFBD">Div content here</div>
Shades of #FDAFBD
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Tones of #FDAFBD
Color harmonies
Complementary — #AFFDEF:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.74:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 12.04:1 AAA |
Best text color on #FDAFBD: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FDAFBD
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 #FDAFBD: ·
How #FDAFBD 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 #FDAFBD 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 #FDAFBD?
#FDAFBD is Pale Vivid Red, a red color (RGB 253, 175, 189). Its closest standard named color is LightPink.
What is the RGB and HSL of #FDAFBD?
#FDAFBD is RGB 253, 175, 189 — HSL 349°, 95%, 84% — CMYK 0%, 31%, 25%, 1%.
What colors go with #FDAFBD?
Its complement is #AFFDEF; analogous partners are #FDAFE4 and #FDC8AF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #FDAFBD for text?
Black text on #FDAFBD has a contrast ratio of 12.04:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.74:1.