Palettes / Colors / #FFBAAE
#FFBAAE — Pale Vivid Red
#FFBAAE 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 #FFBAAE 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.
#FFBAAE 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 #ADF3FF; it also sits naturally between #FFADCA and #FFE2AD. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #FFBAAE |
|---|---|
| RGB | 255, 186, 174 |
| HSL | 9°, 100%, 84% |
| HSV | 9°, 32%, 100% |
| CMYK | 0%, 27%, 32%, 0% |
| XYZ | 66.44, 59.43, 48.01 |
| Yxy | 59.43, 0.3821, 0.3418 |
| CIE-Lab | 81.53, 23.36, 15.92 |
| Hunter Lab | 77.09, 23.40, 13.34 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 100% · Green 73% · Blue 68%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 27% · Yellow 32% · Key 0%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #FFBAAE
.text { color: #FFBAAE; }
.background { background-color: #FFBAAE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FFBAAE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(255, 186, 174); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(9, 100%, 84%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FFBAAE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(255, 186, 174, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FFBAAE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(255, 186, 174, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#FFBAAE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FFBAAE">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #ADF3FF:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.63:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 12.89:1 AAA |
Best text color on #FFBAAE: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FFBAAE
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 #FFBAAE: ·
How #FFBAAE 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 #FFBAAE 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 #FFBAAE?
#FFBAAE is Pale Vivid Red, a red color (RGB 255, 186, 174). Its closest standard named color is LightPink.
What is the RGB and HSL of #FFBAAE?
#FFBAAE is RGB 255, 186, 174 — HSL 9°, 100%, 84% — CMYK 0%, 27%, 32%, 0%.
What colors go with #FFBAAE?
Its complement is #ADF3FF; analogous partners are #FFADCA and #FFE2AD. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #FFBAAE for text?
Black text on #FFBAAE has a contrast ratio of 12.89:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.63:1.