Palettes / Colors / #FEB9BD

#FEB9BD — Pale Vivid Red

#FEB9BD is a red color we call Pale Vivid Red, closest to the named color LightPink (#FFB6C1). It belongs to the red family.

#FEB9BD 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 #B9FEFA; it also sits naturally between #FEB9DF and #FED8B9. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 100% · Green 73% · Blue 74%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 27% · Yellow 26% · Key 0%

Previews

CSS code for #FEB9BD

.text { color: #FEB9BD; }
.background { background-color: #FEB9BD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FEB9BD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(254, 185, 189); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(357, 97%, 86%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FEB9BD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(254, 185, 189, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FEB9BD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(254, 185, 189, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FEB9BD">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FEB9BD">Div content here</div>

Shades of #FEB9BD

Tints of #FEB9BD

Tones of #FEB9BD

Color harmonies

Complementary — #B9FEFA:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #FEB9BD: #000000.

How #FEB9BD 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 #FEB9BD or a close neighbour

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

← #FEB9BC  ·  #FEB9BE →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FEB9BD?

#FEB9BD is Pale Vivid Red, a red color (RGB 254, 185, 189). Its closest standard named color is LightPink.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FEB9BD?

#FEB9BD is RGB 254, 185, 189 — HSL 357°, 97%, 86% — CMYK 0%, 27%, 26%, 0%.

What colors go with #FEB9BD?

Its complement is #B9FEFA; analogous partners are #FEB9DF and #FED8B9. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FEB9BD for text?

Black text on #FEB9BD has a contrast ratio of 12.89:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.63:1.