Palettes / Colors / #FEC9BE
#FEC9BE — Pale Vivid Red
#FEC9BE is a red color we call Pale Vivid Red, closest to the named color Pink (#FFC0CB). It belongs to the red family.
Color name
Closest CSS keyword: pink (#FFC0CB) — not an exact match. CSS pink gives you #FFC0CB, a different color; use #FEC9BE 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.
#FEC9BE 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 #BEF3FE; it also sits naturally between #FEBED3 and #FEE9BE. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #FEC9BE |
|---|---|
| RGB | 254, 201, 190 |
| HSL | 10°, 97%, 87% |
| HSV | 10°, 25%, 100% |
| CMYK | 0%, 21%, 25%, 0% |
| XYZ | 71.05, 66.56, 57.82 |
| Yxy | 66.56, 0.3636, 0.3406 |
| CIE-Lab | 85.28, 17.23, 12.67 |
| Hunter Lab | 81.59, 17.31, 11.06 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 100% · Green 79% · Blue 75%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 21% · Yellow 25% · Key 0%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #FEC9BE
.text { color: #FEC9BE; }
.background { background-color: #FEC9BE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FEC9BE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(254, 201, 190); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(10, 97%, 87%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FEC9BE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(254, 201, 190, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FEC9BE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(254, 201, 190, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#FEC9BE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FEC9BE">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #BEF3FE:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.47:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 14.31:1 AAA |
Best text color on #FEC9BE: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FEC9BE
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 #FEC9BE: ·
How #FEC9BE 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 #FEC9BE 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 #FEC9BE?
#FEC9BE is Pale Vivid Red, a red color (RGB 254, 201, 190). Its closest standard named color is Pink.
What is the RGB and HSL of #FEC9BE?
#FEC9BE is RGB 254, 201, 190 — HSL 10°, 97%, 87% — CMYK 0%, 21%, 25%, 0%.
What colors go with #FEC9BE?
Its complement is #BEF3FE; analogous partners are #FEBED3 and #FEE9BE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #FEC9BE for text?
Black text on #FEC9BE has a contrast ratio of 14.31:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.47:1.