Palettes / Colors / #FDEFEE
#FDEFEE — Pale Vivid Red
#FDEFEE is a red color we call Pale Vivid Red, closest to the named color SeaShell (#FFF5EE). It belongs to the red family.
#FDEFEE 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 #EDFCFD; it also sits naturally between #FDEDF4 and #FDF6ED. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #FDEFEE |
|---|---|
| RGB | 253, 239, 238 |
| HSL | 4°, 79%, 96% |
| HSV | 4°, 6%, 99% |
| CMYK | 0%, 6%, 6%, 1% |
| XYZ | 86.81, 88.79, 93.45 |
| Yxy | 88.79, 0.3226, 0.3300 |
| CIE-Lab | 95.49, 4.54, 2.16 |
| Hunter Lab | 94.23, 4.65, 2.11 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 99% · Green 94% · Blue 93%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 6% · Yellow 6% · Key 1%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #FDEFEE
.text { color: #FDEFEE; }
.background { background-color: #FDEFEE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FDEFEE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(253, 239, 238); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(4, 79%, 96%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FDEFEE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(253, 239, 238, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FDEFEE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(253, 239, 238, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#FDEFEE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FDEFEE">Div content here</div>
Shades of #FDEFEE
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Tones of #FDEFEE
Color harmonies
Complementary — #EDFCFD:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.12:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 18.76:1 AAA |
Best text color on #FDEFEE: #000000.
How #FDEFEE 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 #FDEFEE 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 #FDEFEE?
#FDEFEE is Pale Vivid Red, a red color (RGB 253, 239, 238). Its closest standard named color is SeaShell.
What is the RGB and HSL of #FDEFEE?
#FDEFEE is RGB 253, 239, 238 — HSL 4°, 79%, 96% — CMYK 0%, 6%, 6%, 1%.
What colors go with #FDEFEE?
Its complement is #EDFCFD; analogous partners are #FDEDF4 and #FDF6ED. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #FDEFEE for text?
Black text on #FDEFEE has a contrast ratio of 18.76:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.12:1.