Palettes / Colors / #FDC8BC

#FDC8BC — Pale Vivid Red

#FDC8BC 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 #FDC8BC 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.

#FDC8BC 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 #BAF1FD; it also sits naturally between #FDBACF and #FDE8BA. 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 78% · Blue 74%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 21% · Yellow 26% · Key 1%

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

Previews

CSS code for #FDC8BC

.text { color: #FDC8BC; }
.background { background-color: #FDC8BC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FDC8BC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(253, 200, 188); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(11, 94%, 86%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FDC8BC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(253, 200, 188, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FDC8BC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(253, 200, 188, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FDC8BC">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FDC8BC">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #BAF1FD:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #FDC8BC: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FDC8BC

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:

How #FDC8BC 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 #FDC8BC 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 #FDC8BC?

#FDC8BC is Pale Vivid Red, a red color (RGB 253, 200, 188). Its closest standard named color is Pink.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FDC8BC?

#FDC8BC is RGB 253, 200, 188 — HSL 11°, 94%, 86% — CMYK 0%, 21%, 26%, 1%.

What colors go with #FDC8BC?

Its complement is #BAF1FD; analogous partners are #FDBACF and #FDE8BA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FDC8BC for text?

Black text on #FDC8BC has a contrast ratio of 14.16:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.48:1.