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#FED2CE — Pale Vivid Red

#FED2CE 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 #FED2CE 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.

#FED2CE 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 #CDFAFE; it also sits naturally between #FECDE1 and #FEEACD. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#FED2CE · RGB 254, 210, 206

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Color values

HEX#FED2CE
RGB254, 210, 206
HSL5°, 96%, 90%
HSV5°, 19%, 100%
CMYK0%, 17%, 19%, 0%
XYZ75.06, 71.62, 68.26
Yxy71.62, 0.3492, 0.3332
CIE-Lab87.79, 14.81, 7.77
Hunter Lab84.63, 14.97, 7.07

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 100% · Green 82% · Blue 81%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 17% · Yellow 19% · Key 0%

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

Previews

Sample text in #FED2CE on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #FED2CE on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #FED2CE

.text { color: #FED2CE; }
.background { background-color: #FED2CE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FED2CE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(254, 210, 206); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(5, 96%, 90%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FED2CE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(254, 210, 206, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FED2CE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(254, 210, 206, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FED2CE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FED2CE">Div content here</div>

Shades of #FED2CE

#FDA8A0#FC8378#FB5A4B#FB3523#EB1805#BE1304#960F03#690B02#410701#140200

Tints of #FED2CE

#FED6D2#FED6D2#FEDAD7#FEDAD7#FEDFDC#FEE3E1#FEE3E1#FEE8E6#FEE8E6#FFEDEB

Tones of #FED2CE

#FAD4D1#F7D7D4#F4DAD7#F0DDDB#ECE0DF#E9E3E2

Color harmonies

Complementary — #CDFAFE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.37:1 Fails
Against black text15.32:1 AAA

Best text color on #FED2CE: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FED2CE

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:

100%
Sample heading text
Smaller body text shows the effect best.

Blended color: · Contrast against #FED2CE: ·

How #FED2CE looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Protanopia · #EBEBCFDeuteranopia · #EEF1CFTritanopia · #FCD0D0

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:

Bootstrap light · #F8F9FAMaterial Grey 500 · #9E9E9ETailwind fuchsia 500 · #D946EF

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #FED2CE rather than the exact color:

Palette A87676
#A87676 · #CA8787 · #E1ACAC · #FFD0D0
Palette 3aa6b9
#3AA6B9 · #FFD0D0 · #FF9EAA · #C1ECE4
Palette 3aa6b9
#3AA6B9 · #FFD0D0 · #FF9EAA · #F9F9E0
Palette Fff5e4
#FFF5E4 · #FFE3E1 · #FFD1D1 · #FF9494
Palette Ffd5cd
#FFD5CD · #EFBBCF · #C3AED6 · #8675A9
Palette 86a788
#86A788 · #FFFDEC · #FFE2E2 · #FFCFCF

Similar colors

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

#FFD0D0#FFD1D1#FFD5CD#FFCFCF#FCD1D1#F9D0CD#FCD8CD#FFCCCC#FFD4D4#FFCDC9#FFD3D5#FFCCD2

Browse neighbouring colors

← #FED2CD  ·  #FED2CF →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FED2CE?

#FED2CE is Pale Vivid Red, a red color (RGB 254, 210, 206). Its closest standard named color is Pink.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FED2CE?

#FED2CE is RGB 254, 210, 206 — HSL 5°, 96%, 90% — CMYK 0%, 17%, 19%, 0%.

What colors go with #FED2CE?

Its complement is #CDFAFE; analogous partners are #FECDE1 and #FEEACD. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FED2CE for text?

Black text on #FED2CE has a contrast ratio of 15.32:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.37:1.