Palettes / Colors / #FDCABE
#FDCABE — Pale Vivid Red
#FDCABE 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 #FDCABE 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.
#FDCABE 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 #BFF2FD; it also sits naturally between #FDBFD2 and #FDE9BF. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #FDCABE |
|---|---|
| RGB | 253, 202, 190 |
| HSL | 11°, 94%, 87% |
| HSV | 11°, 25%, 99% |
| CMYK | 0%, 20%, 25%, 1% |
| XYZ | 70.92, 66.84, 57.88 |
| Yxy | 66.84, 0.3625, 0.3416 |
| CIE-Lab | 85.42, 16.34, 12.86 |
| Hunter Lab | 81.76, 16.40, 11.22 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 99% · Green 79% · Blue 75%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 20% · Yellow 25% · Key 1%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #FDCABE
.text { color: #FDCABE; }
.background { background-color: #FDCABE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FDCABE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(253, 202, 190); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(11, 94%, 87%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FDCABE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(253, 202, 190, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FDCABE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(253, 202, 190, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#FDCABE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FDCABE">Div content here</div>
Shades of #FDCABE
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Tones of #FDCABE
Color harmonies
Complementary — #BFF2FD:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.46:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 14.37:1 AAA |
Best text color on #FDCABE: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FDCABE
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 #FDCABE: ·
How #FDCABE 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 #FDCABE 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 #FDCABE?
#FDCABE is Pale Vivid Red, a red color (RGB 253, 202, 190). Its closest standard named color is Pink.
What is the RGB and HSL of #FDCABE?
#FDCABE is RGB 253, 202, 190 — HSL 11°, 94%, 87% — CMYK 0%, 20%, 25%, 1%.
What colors go with #FDCABE?
Its complement is #BFF2FD; analogous partners are #FDBFD2 and #FDE9BF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #FDCABE for text?
Black text on #FDCABE has a contrast ratio of 14.37:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.46:1.