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#FDBDB2 — Pale Vivid Red

#FDBDB2 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 #FDBDB2 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.

#FDBDB2 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 #B4F2FD; it also sits naturally between #FDB4CE and #FDE4B4. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#FDBDB2 · RGB 253, 189, 178

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Color values

HEX#FDBDB2
RGB253, 189, 178
HSL9°, 95%, 85%
HSV9°, 30%, 99%
CMYK0%, 25%, 30%, 1%
XYZ66.74, 60.49, 50.28
Yxy60.49, 0.3760, 0.3408
CIE-Lab82.10, 21.55, 14.56
Hunter Lab77.78, 21.56, 12.34

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 99% · Green 74% · Blue 70%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 25% · Yellow 30% · Key 1%

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

Previews

Sample text in #FDBDB2 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #FDBDB2 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #FDBDB2

.text { color: #FDBDB2; }
.background { background-color: #FDBDB2; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FDBDB2; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(253, 189, 178); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(9, 95%, 85%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FDBDB2; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(253, 189, 178, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FDBDB2; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(253, 189, 178, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FDBDB2">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FDBDB2">Div content here</div>

Shades of #FDBDB2

#FC9D8D#FB7B65#FA593D#F93715#E02606#B31F05#8B1804#631103#3C0A02#140301

Tints of #FDBDB2

#FDC4B9#FDC8BE#FDCCC3#FED0C8#FED9D2#FEDDD7#FEE1DC#FEE6E1#FEEAE6#FEEEEB

Tones of #FDBDB2

#F8C3BA#F3C7BF#EDCAC4#E8CEC9#E3D2CE#DED5D3

Color harmonies

Complementary — #B4F2FD:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.60:1 Fails
Against black text13.10:1 AAA

Best text color on #FDBDB2: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FDBDB2

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 #FDBDB2: ·

How #FDBDB2 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #E1E1B5Deuteranopia · #E5EAB5Tritanopia · #FAB7B7

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 #FDBDB2 rather than the exact color:

Palette 010059
#010059 · #107595 · #FDBFB3 · #FCF594
Palette 194350
#194350 · #FF8882 · #FFC2B4 · #9DBEB9
Palette Fde5ec
#FDE5EC · #FCBAAD · #E48586 · #916DB3
Palette Fdffbc
#FDFFBC · #FFEEBB · #FFDCB8 · #FFC1B6
Palette 96c291
#96C291 · #FFDBAA · #FFB7B7 · #F4EEEE
Palette Ffb9b9
#FFB9B9 · #FFDDD2 · #FFACC7 · #FF8DC7

Similar colors

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

#FDBFB3#FFC2B4#FCBAAD#FFC1B6#FFB7B7#FFB9B9#FFB6B6#F8C3AF#FAB7B7#F9C0AB#F8C4B4#FFB4B4

Browse neighbouring colors

← #FDBDB1  ·  #FDBDB3 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FDBDB2?

#FDBDB2 is Pale Vivid Red, a red color (RGB 253, 189, 178). Its closest standard named color is LightPink.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FDBDB2?

#FDBDB2 is RGB 253, 189, 178 — HSL 9°, 95%, 85% — CMYK 0%, 25%, 30%, 1%.

What colors go with #FDBDB2?

Its complement is #B4F2FD; analogous partners are #FDB4CE and #FDE4B4. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FDBDB2 for text?

Black text on #FDBDB2 has a contrast ratio of 13.10:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.60:1.