Palettes / Colors / #FFB3CD

#FFB3CD — Pale Vivid Pink

#FFB3CD is a pink color we call Pale Vivid Pink, closest to the named color LightPink (#FFB6C1). It belongs to the pink family.

#FFB3CD is a warm-leaning pink color associated with playfulness, romance and softness. It is light enough to work as a background or base color, with darker text on top.

Its strongest partner is its complement #B3FFE4; it also sits naturally between #FFB3F4 and #FFBEB3. 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 70% · Blue 80%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 30% · Yellow 20% · Key 0%

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

Previews

CSS code for #FFB3CD

.text { color: #FFB3CD; }
.background { background-color: #FFB3CD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FFB3CD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(255, 179, 205); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(339, 100%, 85%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FFB3CD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(255, 179, 205, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FFB3CD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(255, 179, 205, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FFB3CD">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FFB3CD">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #B3FFE4:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #FFB3CD: #000000.

How #FFB3CD 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 #FFB3CD 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

← #FFB3CC  ·  #FFB3CE →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FFB3CD?

#FFB3CD is Pale Vivid Pink, a pink color (RGB 255, 179, 205). Its closest standard named color is LightPink.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FFB3CD?

#FFB3CD is RGB 255, 179, 205 — HSL 339°, 100%, 85% — CMYK 0%, 30%, 20%, 0%.

What colors go with #FFB3CD?

Its complement is #B3FFE4; analogous partners are #FFB3F4 and #FFBEB3. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FFB3CD for text?

Black text on #FFB3CD has a contrast ratio of 12.58:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.67:1.