Palettes / Colors / #FEE9EC

#FEE9EC — Pale Vivid Red

#FEE9EC is a red color we call Pale Vivid Red, closest to the named color LavenderBlush (#FFF0F5). It belongs to the red family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: lavenderblush (#FFF0F5) — not an exact match. CSS lavenderblush gives you #FFF0F5, a different color; use #FEE9EC 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.

#FEE9EC 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 #E7FEFA; it also sits naturally between #FEE7F6 and #FEEFE7. 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 91% · Blue 93%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 8% · Yellow 7% · Key 0%

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

Previews

CSS code for #FEE9EC

.text { color: #FEE9EC; }
.background { background-color: #FEE9EC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FEE9EC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(254, 233, 236); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(351, 91%, 95%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FEE9EC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(254, 233, 236, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FEE9EC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(254, 233, 236, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FEE9EC">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FEE9EC">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #E7FEFA:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #FEE9EC: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FEE9EC

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 #FEE9EC 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 #FEE9EC 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

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #FEE9EC?

#FEE9EC is Pale Vivid Red, a red color (RGB 254, 233, 236). Its closest standard named color is LavenderBlush.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FEE9EC?

#FEE9EC is RGB 254, 233, 236 — HSL 351°, 91%, 95% — CMYK 0%, 8%, 7%, 0%.

What colors go with #FEE9EC?

Its complement is #E7FEFA; analogous partners are #FEE7F6 and #FEEFE7. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FEE9EC for text?

Black text on #FEE9EC has a contrast ratio of 18.08:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.16:1.