Palettes / Colors / #FEDCD8
#FEDCD8 — Pale Vivid Red
#FEDCD8 is a red color we call Pale Vivid Red, closest to the named color MistyRose (#FFE4E1). It belongs to the red family.
Color name
Closest CSS keyword: mistyrose (#FFE4E1) — not an exact match. CSS mistyrose gives you #FFE4E1, a different color; use #FEDCD8 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.
#FEDCD8 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 #D7FAFE; it also sits naturally between #FED7E7 and #FEEED7. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #FEDCD8 |
|---|---|
| RGB | 254, 220, 216 |
| HSL | 6°, 95%, 92% |
| HSV | 6°, 15%, 100% |
| CMYK | 0%, 13%, 15%, 0% |
| XYZ | 78.86, 77.22, 75.71 |
| Yxy | 77.22, 0.3402, 0.3331 |
| CIE-Lab | 90.42, 11.12, 6.30 |
| Hunter Lab | 87.87, 11.29, 5.86 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 100% · Green 86% · Blue 85%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 13% · Yellow 15% · Key 0%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #FEDCD8
.text { color: #FEDCD8; }
.background { background-color: #FEDCD8; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FEDCD8; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(254, 220, 216); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(6, 95%, 92%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FEDCD8; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(254, 220, 216, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FEDCD8; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(254, 220, 216, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#FEDCD8">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FEDCD8">Div content here</div>
Shades of #FEDCD8
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Tones of #FEDCD8
Color harmonies
Complementary — #D7FAFE:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.28:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 16.44:1 AAA |
Best text color on #FEDCD8: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FEDCD8
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 #FEDCD8: ·
How #FEDCD8 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 #FEDCD8 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 #FEDCD8?
#FEDCD8 is Pale Vivid Red, a red color (RGB 254, 220, 216). Its closest standard named color is MistyRose.
What is the RGB and HSL of #FEDCD8?
#FEDCD8 is RGB 254, 220, 216 — HSL 6°, 95%, 92% — CMYK 0%, 13%, 15%, 0%.
What colors go with #FEDCD8?
Its complement is #D7FAFE; analogous partners are #FED7E7 and #FEEED7. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #FEDCD8 for text?
Black text on #FEDCD8 has a contrast ratio of 16.44:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.28:1.