Palettes / Colors / #FFB9BE
#FFB9BE — Pale Vivid Red
#FFB9BE is a red color we call Pale Vivid Red, closest to the named color LightPink (#FFB6C1). It belongs to the red family.
Color name
Closest CSS keyword: lightpink (#FFB6C1) — not an exact match. CSS lightpink gives you #FFB6C1, a different color; use #FFB9BE 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.
#FFB9BE 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 #B8FFFA; it also sits naturally between #FFB8E0 and #FFD7B8. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #FFB9BE |
|---|---|
| RGB | 255, 185, 190 |
| HSL | 356°, 100%, 86% |
| HSV | 356°, 27%, 100% |
| CMYK | 0%, 27%, 25%, 0% |
| XYZ | 67.88, 59.68, 56.66 |
| Yxy | 59.68, 0.3685, 0.3239 |
| CIE-Lab | 81.66, 25.98, 7.52 |
| Hunter Lab | 77.25, 26.20, 6.63 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 100% · Green 73% · Blue 75%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 27% · Yellow 25% · Key 0%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #FFB9BE
.text { color: #FFB9BE; }
.background { background-color: #FFB9BE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FFB9BE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(255, 185, 190); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(356, 100%, 86%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FFB9BE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(255, 185, 190, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FFB9BE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(255, 185, 190, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#FFB9BE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FFB9BE">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #B8FFFA:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.62:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 12.94:1 AAA |
Best text color on #FFB9BE: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FFB9BE
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:
Smaller body text shows the effect best.
Blended color: · Contrast against #FFB9BE: ·
How #FFB9BE 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 #FFB9BE rather than the exact color:
Similar colors
The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:
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Frequently asked questions
What color is #FFB9BE?
#FFB9BE is Pale Vivid Red, a red color (RGB 255, 185, 190). Its closest standard named color is LightPink.
What is the RGB and HSL of #FFB9BE?
#FFB9BE is RGB 255, 185, 190 — HSL 356°, 100%, 86% — CMYK 0%, 27%, 25%, 0%.
What colors go with #FFB9BE?
Its complement is #B8FFFA; analogous partners are #FFB8E0 and #FFD7B8. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #FFB9BE for text?
Black text on #FFB9BE has a contrast ratio of 12.94:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.62:1.