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#FEBCB2 — Pale Vivid Red

#FEBCB2 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 #FEBCB2 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.

#FEBCB2 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 #B4F4FE; it also sits naturally between #FEB4CF and #FEE3B4. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#FEBCB2 · RGB 254, 188, 178

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Color values

HEX#FEBCB2
RGB254, 188, 178
HSL8°, 97%, 85%
HSV8°, 30%, 100%
CMYK0%, 26%, 30%, 0%
XYZ66.89, 60.25, 50.22
Yxy60.25, 0.3771, 0.3397
CIE-Lab81.97, 22.44, 14.39
Hunter Lab77.62, 22.49, 12.20

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 100% · Green 74% · Blue 70%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 26% · Yellow 30% · Key 0%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

Sample text in #FEBCB2 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #FEBCB2 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #FEBCB2

.text { color: #FEBCB2; }
.background { background-color: #FEBCB2; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FEBCB2; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(254, 188, 178); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(8, 97%, 85%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FEBCB2; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(254, 188, 178, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FEBCB2; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(254, 188, 178, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FEBCB2">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FEBCB2">Div content here</div>

Shades of #FEBCB2

#FD9B8B#FD7863#FC553B#FB3213#E22103#B51A03#8D1502#640F02#3C0901#140300

Tints of #FEBCB2

#FEC2B9#FEC6BE#FECBC3#FECFC8#FED8D2#FEDCD7#FEE0DC#FFE5E1#FFE9E6#FFEEEB

Tones of #FEBCB2

#F8C1B9#F3C5BE#EEC9C4#E9CDC9#E3D1CE#DED5D3

Color harmonies

Complementary — #B4F4FE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.61:1 Fails
Against black text13.05:1 AAA

Best text color on #FEBCB2: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FEBCB2

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:

100%
Sample heading text
Smaller body text shows the effect best.

Blended color: · Contrast against #FEBCB2: ·

How #FEBCB2 looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Protanopia · #E1E1B4Deuteranopia · #E5EAB5Tritanopia · #FBB6B7

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:

Bootstrap light · #F8F9FAMaterial Grey 500 · #9E9E9ETailwind pink 500 · #EC4899

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #FEBCB2 rather than the exact color:

Palette 010059
#010059 · #107595 · #FDBFB3 · #FCF594
Palette Fde5ec
#FDE5EC · #FCBAAD · #E48586 · #916DB3
Palette 194350
#194350 · #FF8882 · #FFC2B4 · #9DBEB9
Palette Fdffbc
#FDFFBC · #FFEEBB · #FFDCB8 · #FFC1B6
Palette 96c291
#96C291 · #FFDBAA · #FFB7B7 · #F4EEEE
Palette Ffb6b6
#FFB6B6 · #FDE2E2 · #AACFCF · #679B9B

Similar colors

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

#FDBFB3#FCBAAD#FFC2B4#FFC1B6#FFB7B7#FFB6B6#FFB9B9#FAB7B7#FFB4B4#FFB3B3#FFB6B9#F9C0AB

Browse neighbouring colors

← #FEBCB1  ·  #FEBCB3 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FEBCB2?

#FEBCB2 is Pale Vivid Red, a red color (RGB 254, 188, 178). Its closest standard named color is LightPink.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FEBCB2?

#FEBCB2 is RGB 254, 188, 178 — HSL 8°, 97%, 85% — CMYK 0%, 26%, 30%, 0%.

What colors go with #FEBCB2?

Its complement is #B4F4FE; analogous partners are #FEB4CF and #FEE3B4. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FEBCB2 for text?

Black text on #FEBCB2 has a contrast ratio of 13.05:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.61:1.