Palettes / Colors / #FEB4BF
#FEB4BF — Pale Vivid Red
#FEB4BF is a red color we call Pale Vivid Red, closest to the named color LightPink (#FFB6C1). It belongs to the red family.
Color name
Closest CSS keyword: lightpink (#FFB6C1) — not an exact match. CSS lightpink gives you #FFB6C1, a different color; use #FEB4BF 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.
#FEB4BF 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 #B4FEF3; it also sits naturally between #FEB4E4 and #FECEB4. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #FEB4BF |
|---|---|
| RGB | 254, 180, 191 |
| HSL | 351°, 97%, 85% |
| HSV | 351°, 29%, 100% |
| CMYK | 0%, 29%, 25%, 0% |
| XYZ | 66.60, 57.47, 56.87 |
| Yxy | 57.47, 0.3681, 0.3176 |
| CIE-Lab | 80.45, 28.38, 5.22 |
| Hunter Lab | 75.81, 28.63, 4.63 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 100% · Green 71% · Blue 75%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 29% · Yellow 25% · Key 0%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #FEB4BF
.text { color: #FEB4BF; }
.background { background-color: #FEB4BF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FEB4BF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(254, 180, 191); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(351, 97%, 85%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FEB4BF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(254, 180, 191, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FEB4BF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(254, 180, 191, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#FEB4BF">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FEB4BF">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #B4FEF3:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.68:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 12.49:1 AAA |
Best text color on #FEB4BF: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FEB4BF
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 #FEB4BF: ·
How #FEB4BF 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 #FEB4BF 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 #FEB4BF?
#FEB4BF is Pale Vivid Red, a red color (RGB 254, 180, 191). Its closest standard named color is LightPink.
What is the RGB and HSL of #FEB4BF?
#FEB4BF is RGB 254, 180, 191 — HSL 351°, 97%, 85% — CMYK 0%, 29%, 25%, 0%.
What colors go with #FEB4BF?
Its complement is #B4FEF3; analogous partners are #FEB4E4 and #FECEB4. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #FEB4BF for text?
Black text on #FEB4BF has a contrast ratio of 12.49:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.68:1.