Palettes / Colors / #FFBCD0

#FFBCD0 — Pale Vivid Pink

#FFBCD0 is a pink color we call Pale Vivid Pink, closest to the named color Pink (#FFC0CB). It belongs to the pink family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: pink (#FFC0CB) — not an exact match. CSS pink gives you #FFC0CB, a different color; use #FFBCD0 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.

#FFBCD0 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 #BDFFEB; it also sits naturally between #FFBDF2 and #FFCABD. 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 74% · Blue 82%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 26% · Yellow 18% · Key 0%

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

Previews

CSS code for #FFBCD0

.text { color: #FFBCD0; }
.background { background-color: #FFBCD0; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FFBCD0; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(255, 188, 208); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(342, 100%, 87%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FFBCD0; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(255, 188, 208, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FFBCD0; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(255, 188, 208, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FFBCD0">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FFBCD0">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #BDFFEB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #FFBCD0: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FFBCD0

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:

How #FFBCD0 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 #FFBCD0 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

← #FFBCCF  ·  #FFBCD1 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FFBCD0?

#FFBCD0 is Pale Vivid Pink, a pink color (RGB 255, 188, 208). Its closest standard named color is Pink.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FFBCD0?

#FFBCD0 is RGB 255, 188, 208 — HSL 342°, 100%, 87% — CMYK 0%, 26%, 18%, 0%.

What colors go with #FFBCD0?

Its complement is #BDFFEB; analogous partners are #FFBDF2 and #FFCABD. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FFBCD0 for text?

Black text on #FFBCD0 has a contrast ratio of 13.36:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.57:1.