Palettes / Colors / #FDCED3
#FDCED3 — Pale Vivid Red
#FDCED3 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 #FDCED3 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.
#FDCED3 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 #CEFDF8; it also sits naturally between #FDCEEA and #FDE1CE. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #FDCED3 |
|---|---|
| RGB | 253, 206, 211 |
| HSL | 354°, 92%, 90% |
| HSV | 354°, 19%, 99% |
| CMYK | 0%, 19%, 17%, 1% |
| XYZ | 74.34, 69.73, 71.17 |
| Yxy | 69.73, 0.3454, 0.3240 |
| CIE-Lab | 86.86, 17.30, 3.78 |
| Hunter Lab | 83.50, 17.51, 3.50 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 99% · Green 81% · Blue 83%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 19% · Yellow 17% · Key 1%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #FDCED3
.text { color: #FDCED3; }
.background { background-color: #FDCED3; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FDCED3; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(253, 206, 211); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(354, 92%, 90%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FDCED3; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(253, 206, 211, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FDCED3; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(253, 206, 211, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#FDCED3">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FDCED3">Div content here</div>
Shades of #FDCED3
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Tones of #FDCED3
Color harmonies
Complementary — #CEFDF8:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.41:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 14.95:1 AAA |
Best text color on #FDCED3: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FDCED3
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 #FDCED3: ·
How #FDCED3 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 #FDCED3 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 #FDCED3?
#FDCED3 is Pale Vivid Red, a red color (RGB 253, 206, 211). Its closest standard named color is Pink.
What is the RGB and HSL of #FDCED3?
#FDCED3 is RGB 253, 206, 211 — HSL 354°, 92%, 90% — CMYK 0%, 19%, 17%, 1%.
What colors go with #FDCED3?
Its complement is #CEFDF8; analogous partners are #FDCEEA and #FDE1CE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #FDCED3 for text?
Black text on #FDCED3 has a contrast ratio of 14.95:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.41:1.