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#FFBDB3 — Pale Vivid Red

#FFBDB3 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 #FFBDB3 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.

#FFBDB3 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 #B3F5FF; it also sits naturally between #FFB3CF and #FFE3B3. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#FFBDB3 · RGB 255, 189, 179

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Color values

HEX#FFBDB3
RGB255, 189, 179
HSL8°, 100%, 85%
HSV8°, 30%, 100%
CMYK0%, 26%, 30%, 0%
XYZ67.57, 60.91, 50.84
Yxy60.91, 0.3768, 0.3397
CIE-Lab82.33, 22.42, 14.37
Hunter Lab78.04, 22.49, 12.21

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 100% · Green 74% · Blue 70%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 26% · Yellow 30% · Key 0%

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

Previews

Sample text in #FFBDB3 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #FFBDB3 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #FFBDB3

.text { color: #FFBDB3; }
.background { background-color: #FFBDB3; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FFBDB3; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(255, 189, 179); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(8, 100%, 85%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FFBDB3; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(255, 189, 179, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FFBDB3; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(255, 189, 179, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FFBDB3">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FFBDB3">Div content here</div>

Shades of #FFBDB3

#FF998A#FF7661#FF5338#FF2F0F#E61F00#B81800#8F1300#660E00#3D0800#140300

Tints of #FFBDB3

#FFC1B8#FFC6BD#FFCAC2#FFCEC7#FFD7D1#FFDCD6#FFE0DB#FFE4E0#FFE9E5#FFEDEB

Tones of #FFBDB3

#FAC1B8#F4C5BE#EFC9C3#E9CDC8#E4D1CE#DED5D3

Color harmonies

Complementary — #B3F5FF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.59:1 Fails
Against black text13.18:1 AAA

Best text color on #FFBDB3: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FFBDB3

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:

100%
Sample heading text
Smaller body text shows the effect best.

Blended color: · Contrast against #FFBDB3: ·

How #FFBDB3 looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Protanopia · #E2E2B5Deuteranopia · #E6EBB6Tritanopia · #FCB7B8

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:

Bootstrap light · #F8F9FAMaterial Grey 500 · #9E9E9ETailwind pink 500 · #EC4899

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #FFBDB3 rather than the exact color:

Palette 010059
#010059 · #107595 · #FDBFB3 · #FCF594
Palette Fdffbc
#FDFFBC · #FFEEBB · #FFDCB8 · #FFC1B6
Palette 194350
#194350 · #FF8882 · #FFC2B4 · #9DBEB9
Palette Ffb9b9
#FFB9B9 · #FFDDD2 · #FFACC7 · #FF8DC7
Palette 96c291
#96C291 · #FFDBAA · #FFB7B7 · #F4EEEE
Palette Fde5ec
#FDE5EC · #FCBAAD · #E48586 · #916DB3

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

#FDBFB3#FFC1B6#FFC2B4#FFB9B9#FFB7B7#FCBAAD#FFB6B6#FAB7B7#FFB4B4#FFBCBC#FFB6B9#F8C4B4

Browse neighbouring colors

← #FFBDB2  ·  #FFBDB4 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FFBDB3?

#FFBDB3 is Pale Vivid Red, a red color (RGB 255, 189, 179). Its closest standard named color is LightPink.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FFBDB3?

#FFBDB3 is RGB 255, 189, 179 — HSL 8°, 100%, 85% — CMYK 0%, 26%, 30%, 0%.

What colors go with #FFBDB3?

Its complement is #B3F5FF; analogous partners are #FFB3CF and #FFE3B3. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FFBDB3 for text?

Black text on #FFBDB3 has a contrast ratio of 13.18:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.59:1.