Palettes / Colors / #FECDC2

#FECDC2 — Pale Vivid Red

#FECDC2 is a red color we call Pale Vivid Red, closest to the named color PeachPuff (#FFDAB9). It belongs to the red family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: peachpuff (#FFDAB9) — not an exact match. CSS peachpuff gives you #FFDAB9, a different color; use #FECDC2 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.

#FECDC2 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 #C3F3FE; it also sits naturally between #FEC3D6 and #FEEBC3. 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 80% · Blue 76%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 19% · Yellow 24% · Key 0%

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

Previews

CSS code for #FECDC2

.text { color: #FECDC2; }
.background { background-color: #FECDC2; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FECDC2; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(254, 205, 194); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(11, 97%, 88%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FECDC2; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(254, 205, 194, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FECDC2; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(254, 205, 194, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FECDC2">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FECDC2">Div content here</div>

Shades of #FECDC2

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #C3F3FE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #FECDC2: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FECDC2

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:

How #FECDC2 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 #FECDC2 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

← #FECDC1  ·  #FECDC3 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FECDC2?

#FECDC2 is Pale Vivid Red, a red color (RGB 254, 205, 194). Its closest standard named color is PeachPuff.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FECDC2?

#FECDC2 is RGB 254, 205, 194 — HSL 11°, 97%, 88% — CMYK 0%, 19%, 24%, 0%.

What colors go with #FECDC2?

Its complement is #C3F3FE; analogous partners are #FEC3D6 and #FEEBC3. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FECDC2 for text?

Black text on #FECDC2 has a contrast ratio of 14.73:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.43:1.