Palettes / Colors / #FEBFB8
#FEBFB8 — Pale Vivid Red
#FEBFB8 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 #FEBFB8 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.
#FEBFB8 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 #B9F7FE; it also sits naturally between #FEB9D4 and #FEE2B9. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #FEBFB8 |
|---|---|
| RGB | 254, 191, 184 |
| HSL | 6°, 97%, 86% |
| HSV | 6°, 28%, 100% |
| CMYK | 0%, 25%, 28%, 0% |
| XYZ | 68.16, 61.79, 53.68 |
| Yxy | 61.79, 0.3712, 0.3365 |
| CIE-Lab | 82.80, 21.66, 12.35 |
| Hunter Lab | 78.61, 21.74, 10.65 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 100% · Green 75% · Blue 72%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 25% · Yellow 28% · Key 0%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #FEBFB8
.text { color: #FEBFB8; }
.background { background-color: #FEBFB8; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FEBFB8; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(254, 191, 184); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(6, 97%, 86%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FEBFB8; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(254, 191, 184, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FEBFB8; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(254, 191, 184, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#FEBFB8">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FEBFB8">Div content here</div>
Shades of #FEBFB8
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Tones of #FEBFB8
Color harmonies
Complementary — #B9F7FE:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.57:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 13.36:1 AAA |
Best text color on #FEBFB8: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FEBFB8
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 #FEBFB8: ·
How #FEBFB8 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 #FEBFB8 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 #FEBFB8?
#FEBFB8 is Pale Vivid Red, a red color (RGB 254, 191, 184). Its closest standard named color is LightPink.
What is the RGB and HSL of #FEBFB8?
#FEBFB8 is RGB 254, 191, 184 — HSL 6°, 97%, 86% — CMYK 0%, 25%, 28%, 0%.
What colors go with #FEBFB8?
Its complement is #B9F7FE; analogous partners are #FEB9D4 and #FEE2B9. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #FEBFB8 for text?
Black text on #FEBFB8 has a contrast ratio of 13.36:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.57:1.