Palettes / Colors / #FFBDCA

#FFBDCA — Pale Vivid Red

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

#FFBDCA 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 #BDFFF2; it also sits naturally between #FFBDEB and #FFD1BD. 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 79%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 26% · Yellow 21% · Key 0%

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

Previews

CSS code for #FFBDCA

.text { color: #FFBDCA; }
.background { background-color: #FFBDCA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FFBDCA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(255, 189, 202); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(348, 100%, 87%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FFBDCA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(255, 189, 202, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FFBDCA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(255, 189, 202, 0.8); }

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

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #BDFFF2:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #FFBDCA: #000000.

How #FFBDCA 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 #FFBDCA 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

← #FFBDC9  ·  #FFBDCB →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FFBDCA?

#FFBDCA is Pale Vivid Red, a red color (RGB 255, 189, 202). Its closest standard named color is Pink.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FFBDCA?

#FFBDCA is RGB 255, 189, 202 — HSL 348°, 100%, 87% — CMYK 0%, 26%, 21%, 0%.

What colors go with #FFBDCA?

Its complement is #BDFFF2; analogous partners are #FFBDEB and #FFD1BD. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FFBDCA for text?

Black text on #FFBDCA has a contrast ratio of 13.38:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.57:1.