Palettes / Colors / #FFBAAC

#FFBAAC — Pale Vivid Red

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

#FFBAAC 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 #ADF1FF; it also sits naturally between #FFADC9 and #FFE4AD. 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 73% · Blue 67%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 27% · Yellow 33% · Key 0%

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

Previews

CSS code for #FFBAAC

.text { color: #FFBAAC; }
.background { background-color: #FFBAAC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FFBAAC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(255, 186, 172); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(10, 100%, 84%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FFBAAC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(255, 186, 172, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FFBAAC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(255, 186, 172, 0.8); }

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

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #ADF1FF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #FFBAAC: #000000.

How #FFBAAC 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 #FFBAAC 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

← #FFBAAB  ·  #FFBAAD →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FFBAAC?

#FFBAAC is Pale Vivid Red, a red color (RGB 255, 186, 172). Its closest standard named color is LightPink.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FFBAAC?

#FFBAAC is RGB 255, 186, 172 — HSL 10°, 100%, 84% — CMYK 0%, 27%, 33%, 0%.

What colors go with #FFBAAC?

Its complement is #ADF1FF; analogous partners are #FFADC9 and #FFE4AD. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FFBAAC for text?

Black text on #FFBAAC has a contrast ratio of 12.87:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.63:1.