Palettes / Colors / #FDB5BC

#FDB5BC — Pale Vivid Red

#FDB5BC is a red color we call Pale Vivid Red, closest to the named color LightPink (#FFB6C1). It belongs to the red family.

#FDB5BC 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 #B4FDF6; it also sits naturally between #FDB4E0 and #FDD1B4. 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 71% · Blue 74%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 28% · Yellow 26% · Key 1%

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

Previews

CSS code for #FDB5BC

.text { color: #FDB5BC; }
.background { background-color: #FDB5BC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FDB5BC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(253, 181, 188); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(354, 95%, 85%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FDB5BC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(253, 181, 188, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FDB5BC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(253, 181, 188, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FDB5BC">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FDB5BC">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #B4FDF6:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #FDB5BC: #000000.

How #FDB5BC 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 #FDB5BC 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 #FDB5BC?

#FDB5BC is Pale Vivid Red, a red color (RGB 253, 181, 188). Its closest standard named color is LightPink.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FDB5BC?

#FDB5BC is RGB 253, 181, 188 — HSL 354°, 95%, 85% — CMYK 0%, 28%, 26%, 1%.

What colors go with #FDB5BC?

Its complement is #B4FDF6; analogous partners are #FDB4E0 and #FDD1B4. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FDB5BC for text?

Black text on #FDB5BC has a contrast ratio of 12.51:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.68:1.