Palettes / Colors / #FFB8A8

#FFB8A8 — Pale Vivid Red

#FFB8A8 is a red color we call Pale Vivid Red, closest to the named color LightPink (#FFB6C1). It belongs to the red family.

#FFB8A8 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 #A8EFFF; it also sits naturally between #FFA8C4 and #FFE4A8. 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 72% · Blue 66%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 28% · Yellow 34% · Key 0%

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

Previews

CSS code for #FFB8A8

.text { color: #FFB8A8; }
.background { background-color: #FFB8A8; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FFB8A8; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(255, 184, 168); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(11, 100%, 83%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FFB8A8; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(255, 184, 168, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FFB8A8; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(255, 184, 168, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FFB8A8">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FFB8A8">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #A8EFFF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #FFB8A8: #000000.

How #FFB8A8 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 #FFB8A8 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

← #FFB8A7  ·  #FFB8A9 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FFB8A8?

#FFB8A8 is Pale Vivid Red, a red color (RGB 255, 184, 168). Its closest standard named color is LightPink.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FFB8A8?

#FFB8A8 is RGB 255, 184, 168 — HSL 11°, 100%, 83% — CMYK 0%, 28%, 34%, 0%.

What colors go with #FFB8A8?

Its complement is #A8EFFF; analogous partners are #FFA8C4 and #FFE4A8. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FFB8A8 for text?

Black text on #FFB8A8 has a contrast ratio of 12.67:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.66:1.