Palettes / Colors / #FEDCD9

#FEDCD9 — Pale Vivid Red

#FEDCD9 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 #FEDCD9 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.

#FEDCD9 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 #D7FBFE; it also sits naturally between #FED7E7 and #FEEED7. 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 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

CSS code for #FEDCD9

.text { color: #FEDCD9; }
.background { background-color: #FEDCD9; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FEDCD9; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(254, 220, 217); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(5, 95%, 92%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FEDCD9; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(254, 220, 217, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FEDCD9; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(254, 220, 217, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FEDCD9">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FEDCD9">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #D7FBFE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #FEDCD9: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FEDCD9

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 #FEDCD9 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 #FEDCD9 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

← #FEDCD8  ·  #FEDCDA →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FEDCD9?

#FEDCD9 is Pale Vivid Red, a red color (RGB 254, 220, 217). Its closest standard named color is MistyRose.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FEDCD9?

#FEDCD9 is RGB 254, 220, 217 — HSL 5°, 95%, 92% — CMYK 0%, 13%, 15%, 0%.

What colors go with #FEDCD9?

Its complement is #D7FBFE; analogous partners are #FED7E7 and #FEEED7. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FEDCD9 for text?

Black text on #FEDCD9 has a contrast ratio of 16.45:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.28:1.