Palettes / Colors / #FDC8CE
#FDC8CE — Pale Vivid Red
#FDC8CE 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 #FDC8CE 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.
#FDC8CE 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 #C9FDF7; it also sits naturally between #FDC9E9 and #FDDDC9. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #FDC8CE |
|---|---|
| RGB | 253, 200, 206 |
| HSL | 353°, 93%, 89% |
| HSV | 353°, 21%, 99% |
| CMYK | 0%, 21%, 19%, 1% |
| XYZ | 72.30, 66.65, 67.45 |
| Yxy | 66.65, 0.3503, 0.3229 |
| CIE-Lab | 85.33, 19.68, 4.21 |
| Hunter Lab | 81.64, 19.89, 3.86 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 99% · Green 78% · Blue 81%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 21% · Yellow 19% · Key 1%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #FDC8CE
.text { color: #FDC8CE; }
.background { background-color: #FDC8CE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FDC8CE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(253, 200, 206); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(353, 93%, 89%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FDC8CE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(253, 200, 206, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FDC8CE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(253, 200, 206, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#FDC8CE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FDC8CE">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #C9FDF7:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.47:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 14.33:1 AAA |
Best text color on #FDC8CE: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FDC8CE
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:
Smaller body text shows the effect best.
Blended color: · Contrast against #FDC8CE: ·
How #FDC8CE 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 #FDC8CE rather than the exact color:
Similar colors
The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:
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Frequently asked questions
What color is #FDC8CE?
#FDC8CE is Pale Vivid Red, a red color (RGB 253, 200, 206). Its closest standard named color is Pink.
What is the RGB and HSL of #FDC8CE?
#FDC8CE is RGB 253, 200, 206 — HSL 353°, 93%, 89% — CMYK 0%, 21%, 19%, 1%.
What colors go with #FDC8CE?
Its complement is #C9FDF7; analogous partners are #FDC9E9 and #FDDDC9. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #FDC8CE for text?
Black text on #FDC8CE has a contrast ratio of 14.33:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.47:1.