Palettes / Colors / #FEC8CC

#FEC8CC — Pale Vivid Red

#FEC8CC is a red color we call Pale Vivid Red, closest to the named color Pink (#FFC0CB). It belongs to the red family.

#FEC8CC 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 #C8FEFA; it also sits naturally between #FEC8E7 and #FEDFC8. 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 78% · Blue 80%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 21% · Yellow 20% · Key 0%

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

Previews

CSS code for #FEC8CC

.text { color: #FEC8CC; }
.background { background-color: #FEC8CC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FEC8CC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(254, 200, 204); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(356, 96%, 89%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FEC8CC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(254, 200, 204, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FEC8CC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(254, 200, 204, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FEC8CC">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FEC8CC">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #C8FEFA:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #FEC8CC: #000000.

How #FEC8CC 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 #FEC8CC rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

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

Browse neighbouring colors

← #FEC8CB  ·  #FEC8CD →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FEC8CC?

#FEC8CC is Pale Vivid Red, a red color (RGB 254, 200, 204). Its closest standard named color is Pink.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FEC8CC?

#FEC8CC is RGB 254, 200, 204 — HSL 356°, 96%, 89% — CMYK 0%, 21%, 20%, 0%.

What colors go with #FEC8CC?

Its complement is #C8FEFA; analogous partners are #FEC8E7 and #FEDFC8. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FEC8CC for text?

Black text on #FEC8CC has a contrast ratio of 14.35:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.46:1.