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#FDBABA — Pale Vivid Red

#FDBABA 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 #FDBABA 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.

#FDBABA 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 #BAFDFD; it also sits naturally between #FDBADB and #FDDBBA. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#FDBABA · RGB 253, 186, 186

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Color values

HEX#FDBABA
RGB253, 186, 186
HSL0°, 94%, 86%
HSV0°, 26%, 99%
CMYK0%, 26%, 26%, 1%
XYZ66.93, 59.55, 54.42
Yxy59.55, 0.3700, 0.3292
CIE-Lab81.59, 24.18, 9.54
Hunter Lab77.17, 24.28, 8.31

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 99% · Green 73% · Blue 73%

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

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

Previews

Sample text in #FDBABA on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #FDBABA on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #FDBABA

.text { color: #FDBABA; }
.background { background-color: #FDBABA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FDBABA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(253, 186, 186); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(0, 94%, 86%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FDBABA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(253, 186, 186, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FDBABA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(253, 186, 186, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #FDBABA

#FC9292#FA6B6B#F93E3E#F81616#DF0707#B70606#8F0404#630303#3B0202#140101

Tints of #FDBABA

#FDBFBF#FDC4C4#FDC9C9#FDCECE#FED2D2#FED7D7#FEDCDC#FEE1E1#FEE6E6#FEEBEB

Tones of #FDBABA

#F8BEBE#F3C3C3#EFC8C8#EACDCD#E5D2D2#E0D7D7

Color harmonies

Complementary — #BAFDFD:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.63:1 Fails
Against black text12.91:1 AAA

Best text color on #FDBABA: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FDBABA

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:

100%
Sample heading text
Smaller body text shows the effect best.

Blended color: · Contrast against #FDBABA: ·

How #FDBABA looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Protanopia · #E0DFBADeuteranopia · #E4E9BATritanopia · #FABABA

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:

Bootstrap light · #F8F9FAMaterial Grey 500 · #9E9E9ETailwind pink 500 · #EC4899

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #FDBABA rather than the exact color:

Palette Ffb9b9
#FFB9B9 · #FFDDD2 · #FFACC7 · #FF8DC7
Palette B5eaea
#B5EAEA · #EDF6E5 · #FFBCBC · #F38BA0
Palette 363636
#363636 · #99D8D0 · #B7EFCD · #FFBCBC
Palette Ffb6b9
#FFB6B9 · #FAE3D9 · #BBDED6 · #61C0BF
Palette Ffb6b9
#FFB6B9 · #FAE3D9 · #BBDED6 · #8AC6D1
Palette Beebe9
#BEEBE9 · #F4DADA · #FFB6B9 · #F6EEC7

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

#FFB9B9#FFBCBC#FFB6B9#FFBDBD#FFB7B7#FAB7B7#FFB6B6#FFBFBF#F5BABB#FFB6C1#FFC1B6#FDBFB3

Browse neighbouring colors

← #FDBAB9  ·  #FDBABB →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FDBABA?

#FDBABA is Pale Vivid Red, a red color (RGB 253, 186, 186). Its closest standard named color is LightPink.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FDBABA?

#FDBABA is RGB 253, 186, 186 — HSL 0°, 94%, 86% — CMYK 0%, 26%, 26%, 1%.

What colors go with #FDBABA?

Its complement is #BAFDFD; analogous partners are #FDBADB and #FDDBBA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FDBABA for text?

Black text on #FDBABA has a contrast ratio of 12.91:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.63:1.