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#FDBACA — Pale Vivid Red

#FDBACA is a red color we call Pale Vivid Red, closest to the named color Pink (#FFC0CB). It belongs to the red family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: pink (#FFC0CB) — not an exact match. CSS pink gives you #FFC0CB, a different color; use #FDBACA 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.

#FDBACA 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 #BAFDED; it also sits naturally between #FDBAEB and #FDCCBA. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#FDBACA · RGB 253, 186, 202

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Color values

HEX#FDBACA
RGB253, 186, 202
HSL346°, 94%, 86%
HSV346°, 26%, 99%
CMYK0%, 26%, 20%, 1%
XYZ68.73, 60.26, 63.89
Yxy60.26, 0.3563, 0.3124
CIE-Lab81.98, 26.45, 1.50
Hunter Lab77.63, 26.74, 1.37

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 99% · Green 73% · Blue 79%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 26% · Yellow 20% · Key 1%

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

Previews

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

CSS code for #FDBACA

.text { color: #FDBACA; }
.background { background-color: #FDBACA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FDBACA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(253, 186, 202); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(346, 94%, 86%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FDBACA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(253, 186, 202, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FDBACA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(253, 186, 202, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #FDBACA

#FC92AB#FA6B8C#F93E6A#F8164B#DF0739#B7062F#8F0425#630319#3B020F#140105

Tints of #FDBACA

#FDBFCD#FDC4D1#FDC9D5#FDCED9#FED2DD#FED7E0#FEDCE4#FEE1E8#FEE6EC#FEEBF0

Tones of #FDBACA

#F8BECC#F3C3CF#EFC8D1#EACDD4#E5D2D6#E0D7D9

Color harmonies

Complementary — #BAFDED:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.61:1 Fails
Against black text13.05:1 AAA

Best text color on #FDBACA: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FDBACA

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 #FDBACA: ·

How #FDBACA looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #E0DFC6Deuteranopia · #E4E9C5Tritanopia · #FAC3C2

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 #FDBACA rather than the exact color:

Palette Ffeecc
#FFEECC · #FFDDCC · #FFCCCC · #FEBBCC
Palette Ffbbcc
#FFBBCC · #FFCCCC · #FFDDCC · #FFEECC
Palette 9ed3dc
#9ED3DC · #FEFD99 · #FCB7C7 · #CA6180
Palette Fdb5ce
#FDB5CE · #132440 · #16476A · #3B9797
Palette 6867ac
#6867AC · #A267AC · #CE7BB0 · #FFBCD1
Palette F0a8d0
#F0A8D0 · #F7B5CA · #FFC6C6 · #FFEBD4

Similar colors

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

#FEBBCC#FFBBCC#FCB7C7#FDB5CE#FFBCD1#F7B5CA#FFB3C6#F9B5D0#FCBAD3#FFB6C1#FFC0C2#FFB4C2

Browse neighbouring colors

← #FDBAC9  ·  #FDBACB →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FDBACA?

#FDBACA is Pale Vivid Red, a red color (RGB 253, 186, 202). Its closest standard named color is Pink.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FDBACA?

#FDBACA is RGB 253, 186, 202 — HSL 346°, 94%, 86% — CMYK 0%, 26%, 20%, 1%.

What colors go with #FDBACA?

Its complement is #BAFDED; analogous partners are #FDBAEB and #FDCCBA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FDBACA for text?

Black text on #FDBACA has a contrast ratio of 13.05:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.61:1.