Palettes / Colors / #FEBDBA
#FEBDBA — Pale Vivid Red
#FEBDBA 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 #FEBDBA 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.
#FEBDBA 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 #B9FAFE; it also sits naturally between #FEB9D8 and #FEDFB9. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #FEBDBA |
|---|---|
| RGB | 254, 189, 186 |
| HSL | 3°, 97%, 86% |
| HSV | 3°, 27%, 100% |
| CMYK | 0%, 26%, 27%, 0% |
| XYZ | 67.93, 61.01, 54.65 |
| Yxy | 61.01, 0.3700, 0.3323 |
| CIE-Lab | 82.38, 22.97, 10.69 |
| Hunter Lab | 78.11, 23.09, 9.29 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 100% · Green 74% · Blue 73%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 26% · Yellow 27% · Key 0%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #FEBDBA
.text { color: #FEBDBA; }
.background { background-color: #FEBDBA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FEBDBA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(254, 189, 186); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(3, 97%, 86%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FEBDBA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(254, 189, 186, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FEBDBA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(254, 189, 186, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#FEBDBA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FEBDBA">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #B9FAFE:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.59:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 13.20:1 AAA |
Best text color on #FEBDBA: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FEBDBA
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 #FEBDBA: ·
How #FEBDBA 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 #FEBDBA 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 #FEBDBA?
#FEBDBA is Pale Vivid Red, a red color (RGB 254, 189, 186). Its closest standard named color is LightPink.
What is the RGB and HSL of #FEBDBA?
#FEBDBA is RGB 254, 189, 186 — HSL 3°, 97%, 86% — CMYK 0%, 26%, 27%, 0%.
What colors go with #FEBDBA?
Its complement is #B9FAFE; analogous partners are #FEB9D8 and #FEDFB9. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #FEBDBA for text?
Black text on #FEBDBA has a contrast ratio of 13.20:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.59:1.