Palettes / Colors / #FFBDAE
#FFBDAE — Pale Vivid Red
#FFBDAE 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 #FFBDAE 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.
#FFBDAE 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 #ADF0FF; it also sits naturally between #FFADC7 and #FFE5AD. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #FFBDAE |
|---|---|
| RGB | 255, 189, 174 |
| HSL | 11°, 100%, 84% |
| HSV | 11°, 32%, 100% |
| CMYK | 0%, 26%, 32%, 0% |
| XYZ | 67.08, 60.71, 48.23 |
| Yxy | 60.71, 0.3811, 0.3449 |
| CIE-Lab | 82.22, 21.78, 16.90 |
| Hunter Lab | 77.92, 21.81, 14.13 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 100% · Green 74% · Blue 68%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 26% · 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 #FFBDAE
.text { color: #FFBDAE; }
.background { background-color: #FFBDAE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FFBDAE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(255, 189, 174); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(11, 100%, 84%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FFBDAE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(255, 189, 174, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FFBDAE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(255, 189, 174, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#FFBDAE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FFBDAE">Div content here</div>
Shades of #FFBDAE
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #ADF0FF:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.60:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 13.14:1 AAA |
Best text color on #FFBDAE: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FFBDAE
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 #FFBDAE: ·
How #FFBDAE 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 #FFBDAE 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 #FFBDAE?
#FFBDAE is Pale Vivid Red, a red color (RGB 255, 189, 174). Its closest standard named color is LightPink.
What is the RGB and HSL of #FFBDAE?
#FFBDAE is RGB 255, 189, 174 — HSL 11°, 100%, 84% — CMYK 0%, 26%, 32%, 0%.
What colors go with #FFBDAE?
Its complement is #ADF0FF; analogous partners are #FFADC7 and #FFE5AD. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #FFBDAE for text?
Black text on #FFBDAE has a contrast ratio of 13.14:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.60:1.