Palettes / Colors / #FED6CD

#FED6CD — Pale Vivid Red

#FED6CD is a red color we call Pale Vivid Red, closest to the named color Bisque (#FFE4C4). It belongs to the red family.

#FED6CD 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 #CDF5FE; it also sits naturally between #FECDDD and #FEEECD. 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 84% · Blue 80%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 16% · Yellow 19% · Key 0%

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

Previews

CSS code for #FED6CD

.text { color: #FED6CD; }
.background { background-color: #FED6CD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FED6CD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(254, 214, 205); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(11, 96%, 90%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FED6CD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(254, 214, 205, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FED6CD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(254, 214, 205, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FED6CD">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FED6CD">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #CDF5FE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #FED6CD: #000000.

How #FED6CD 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 #FED6CD 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

← #FED6CC  ·  #FED6CE →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FED6CD?

#FED6CD is Pale Vivid Red, a red color (RGB 254, 214, 205). Its closest standard named color is Bisque.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FED6CD?

#FED6CD is RGB 254, 214, 205 — HSL 11°, 96%, 90% — CMYK 0%, 16%, 19%, 0%.

What colors go with #FED6CD?

Its complement is #CDF5FE; analogous partners are #FECDDD and #FEEECD. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FED6CD for text?

Black text on #FED6CD has a contrast ratio of 15.71:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.34:1.