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#FEDDE2 — Pale Vivid Red

#FEDDE2 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 #FEDDE2 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.

#FEDDE2 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 #DCFEF9; it also sits naturally between #FEDCF2 and #FEE8DC. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#FEDDE2 · RGB 254, 221, 226

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Color values

HEX#FEDDE2
RGB254, 221, 226
HSL351°, 94%, 93%
HSV351°, 13%, 100%
CMYK0%, 13%, 11%, 0%
XYZ80.46, 78.27, 82.82
Yxy78.27, 0.3331, 0.3241
CIE-Lab90.91, 12.18, 1.75
Hunter Lab88.47, 12.42, 1.68

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 100% · Green 87% · Blue 89%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 13% · Yellow 11% · Key 0%

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

Previews

Sample text in #FEDDE2 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #FEDDE2 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #FEDDE2

.text { color: #FEDDE2; }
.background { background-color: #FEDDE2; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FEDDE2; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(254, 221, 226); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(351, 94%, 93%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FEDDE2; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(254, 221, 226, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FEDDE2; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(254, 221, 226, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FEDDE2">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FEDDE2">Div content here</div>

Shades of #FEDDE2

#FDB0BB#FB8395#FA576F#F82A49#F2072B#C60623#99051B#6D0313#40020B#140103

Tints of #FEDDE2

#FEDCE1#FEE1E6#FEE1E6#FEE1E6#FEE6EA#FEE6EA#FEE6EA#FEE6EA#FEEBEE#FEEBEE

Tones of #FEDDE2

#FCDFE3#F9E1E5#F7E4E6#F4E6E8#F2E8EA#EFEBEC

Color harmonies

Complementary — #DCFEF9:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.26:1 Fails
Against black text16.65:1 AAA

Best text color on #FEDDE2: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FEDDE2

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 #FEDDE2: ·

How #FEDDE2 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #F0EFE1Deuteranopia · #F2F4E1Tritanopia · #FCE0E0

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 #FEDDE2 rather than the exact color:

Palette Fb929e
#FB929E · #FFDFDF · #FFF6F6 · #AEDEFC
Palette F875aa
#F875AA · #FFDFDF · #FFF6F6 · #AEDEFC
Palette Ffe1e1
#FFE1E1 · #90A17D · #829460 · #EEEEEE
Palette Ffdede
#FFDEDE · #FDF5CA · #FFDFAF · #F2BB7B
Palette Ff0b55
#FF0B55 · #D61D4E · #323232 · #FFDEE6
Crimson Ruby
#FFCED8 · #FFDDDD · #FFF4DE · #FFE8C4

Similar colors

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

#FFDFDF#FFE1E1#FFDEDE#FFDEE6#FFDDDD#FFE2E2#FDE2E2#FFD8DF#FFDCDC#FFE3E3#F9DFDF#FFE3E1

Browse neighbouring colors

← #FEDDE1  ·  #FEDDE3 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FEDDE2?

#FEDDE2 is Pale Vivid Red, a red color (RGB 254, 221, 226). Its closest standard named color is MistyRose.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FEDDE2?

#FEDDE2 is RGB 254, 221, 226 — HSL 351°, 94%, 93% — CMYK 0%, 13%, 11%, 0%.

What colors go with #FEDDE2?

Its complement is #DCFEF9; analogous partners are #FEDCF2 and #FEE8DC. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FEDDE2 for text?

Black text on #FEDDE2 has a contrast ratio of 16.65:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.26:1.