Palettes / Colors / #FFBCD4
#FFBCD4 — Pale Vivid Pink
#FFBCD4 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 #FFBCD4 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.
#FFBCD4 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 #BDFFE8; it also sits naturally between #FFBDF5 and #FFC7BD. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #FFBCD4 |
|---|---|
| RGB | 255, 188, 212 |
| HSL | 339°, 100%, 87% |
| HSV | 339°, 26%, 100% |
| CMYK | 0%, 26%, 17%, 0% |
| XYZ | 71.11, 61.98, 70.50 |
| Yxy | 61.98, 0.3493, 0.3044 |
| CIE-Lab | 82.90, 27.60, -2.50 |
| Hunter Lab | 78.73, 28.09, -2.36 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 100% · Green 74% · Blue 83%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 26% · Yellow 17% · Key 0%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #FFBCD4
.text { color: #FFBCD4; }
.background { background-color: #FFBCD4; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FFBCD4; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(255, 188, 212); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(339, 100%, 87%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FFBCD4; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(255, 188, 212, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FFBCD4; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(255, 188, 212, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#FFBCD4">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FFBCD4">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #BDFFE8:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.57:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 13.40:1 AAA |
Best text color on #FFBCD4: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FFBCD4
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 #FFBCD4: ·
How #FFBCD4 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 #FFBCD4 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 #FFBCD4?
#FFBCD4 is Pale Vivid Pink, a pink color (RGB 255, 188, 212). Its closest standard named color is Pink.
What is the RGB and HSL of #FFBCD4?
#FFBCD4 is RGB 255, 188, 212 — HSL 339°, 100%, 87% — CMYK 0%, 26%, 17%, 0%.
What colors go with #FFBCD4?
Its complement is #BDFFE8; analogous partners are #FFBDF5 and #FFC7BD. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #FFBCD4 for text?
Black text on #FFBCD4 has a contrast ratio of 13.40:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.57:1.