Palettes / Colors / #FDCED5
#FDCED5 — Pale Vivid Red
#FDCED5 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 #FDCED5 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.
#FDCED5 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 #CEFDF6; it also sits naturally between #FDCEED and #FDDECE. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #FDCED5 |
|---|---|
| RGB | 253, 206, 213 |
| HSL | 351°, 92%, 90% |
| HSV | 351°, 19%, 99% |
| CMYK | 0%, 19%, 16%, 1% |
| XYZ | 74.59, 69.83, 72.50 |
| Yxy | 69.83, 0.3439, 0.3219 |
| CIE-Lab | 86.91, 17.60, 2.79 |
| Hunter Lab | 83.56, 17.84, 2.60 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 99% · Green 81% · Blue 84%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 19% · Yellow 16% · Key 1%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #FDCED5
.text { color: #FDCED5; }
.background { background-color: #FDCED5; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FDCED5; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(253, 206, 213); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(351, 92%, 90%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FDCED5; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(253, 206, 213, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FDCED5; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(253, 206, 213, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#FDCED5">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FDCED5">Div content here</div>
Shades of #FDCED5
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Tones of #FDCED5
Color harmonies
Complementary — #CEFDF6:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.40:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 14.97:1 AAA |
Best text color on #FDCED5: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FDCED5
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 #FDCED5: ·
How #FDCED5 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 #FDCED5 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 #FDCED5?
#FDCED5 is Pale Vivid Red, a red color (RGB 253, 206, 213). Its closest standard named color is Pink.
What is the RGB and HSL of #FDCED5?
#FDCED5 is RGB 253, 206, 213 — HSL 351°, 92%, 90% — CMYK 0%, 19%, 16%, 1%.
What colors go with #FDCED5?
Its complement is #CEFDF6; analogous partners are #FDCEED and #FDDECE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #FDCED5 for text?
Black text on #FDCED5 has a contrast ratio of 14.97:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.40:1.