Palettes / Colors / #FEC9CD
#FEC9CD — Pale Vivid Red
#FEC9CD 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 #FEC9CD 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.
#FEC9CD 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 #C8FEF9; it also sits naturally between #FEC8E7 and #FEDEC8. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #FEC9CD |
|---|---|
| RGB | 254, 201, 205 |
| HSL | 355°, 96%, 89% |
| HSV | 355°, 21%, 100% |
| CMYK | 0%, 21%, 19%, 0% |
| XYZ | 72.78, 67.25, 66.90 |
| Yxy | 67.25, 0.3517, 0.3250 |
| CIE-Lab | 85.63, 19.37, 5.20 |
| Hunter Lab | 82.01, 19.59, 4.75 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 100% · Green 79% · Blue 80%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 21% · Yellow 19% · Key 0%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #FEC9CD
.text { color: #FEC9CD; }
.background { background-color: #FEC9CD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FEC9CD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(254, 201, 205); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(355, 96%, 89%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FEC9CD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(254, 201, 205, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FEC9CD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(254, 201, 205, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#FEC9CD">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FEC9CD">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #C8FEF9:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.45:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 14.45:1 AAA |
Best text color on #FEC9CD: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FEC9CD
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 #FEC9CD: ·
How #FEC9CD 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 #FEC9CD 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 #FEC9CD?
#FEC9CD is Pale Vivid Red, a red color (RGB 254, 201, 205). Its closest standard named color is Pink.
What is the RGB and HSL of #FEC9CD?
#FEC9CD is RGB 254, 201, 205 — HSL 355°, 96%, 89% — CMYK 0%, 21%, 19%, 0%.
What colors go with #FEC9CD?
Its complement is #C8FEF9; analogous partners are #FEC8E7 and #FEDEC8. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #FEC9CD for text?
Black text on #FEC9CD has a contrast ratio of 14.45:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.45:1.