Palettes / Colors / #FED0CD

#FED0CD — Pale Vivid Red

#FED0CD is a red color we call Pale Vivid Red, closest to the named color Pink (#FFC0CB). It belongs to the red family.

#FED0CD 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 #CDFBFE; it also sits naturally between #FECDE2 and #FEE9CD. 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 82% · Blue 80%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 18% · Yellow 19% · Key 0%

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

Previews

CSS code for #FED0CD

.text { color: #FED0CD; }
.background { background-color: #FED0CD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FED0CD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(254, 208, 205); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(4, 96%, 90%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FED0CD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(254, 208, 205, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FED0CD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(254, 208, 205, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FED0CD">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FED0CD">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #CDFBFE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #FED0CD: #000000.

How #FED0CD 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 #FED0CD 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

← #FED0CC  ·  #FED0CE →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FED0CD?

#FED0CD is Pale Vivid Red, a red color (RGB 254, 208, 205). Its closest standard named color is Pink.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FED0CD?

#FED0CD is RGB 254, 208, 205 — HSL 4°, 96%, 90% — CMYK 0%, 18%, 19%, 0%.

What colors go with #FED0CD?

Its complement is #CDFBFE; analogous partners are #FECDE2 and #FEE9CD. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FED0CD for text?

Black text on #FED0CD has a contrast ratio of 15.12:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.39:1.