Palettes / Colors / #FFBDCD

#FFBDCD — Pale Vivid Red

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

#FFBDCD 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 #BDFFEE; it also sits naturally between #FFBDEE and #FFCDBD. 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 80%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 26% · Yellow 20% · Key 0%

Previews

CSS code for #FFBDCD

.text { color: #FFBDCD; }
.background { background-color: #FFBDCD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FFBDCD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(255, 189, 205); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(345, 100%, 87%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FFBDCD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(255, 189, 205, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FFBDCD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(255, 189, 205, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #FFBDCD

Tints of #FFBDCD

Tones of #FFBDCD

Color harmonies

Complementary — #BDFFEE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #FFBDCD: #000000.

How #FFBDCD 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 #FFBDCD or a close neighbour

Similar colors

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

Browse neighbouring colors

← #FFBDCC  ·  #FFBDCE →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FFBDCD?

#FFBDCD is Pale Vivid Red, a red color (RGB 255, 189, 205). Its closest standard named color is Pink.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FFBDCD?

#FFBDCD is RGB 255, 189, 205 — HSL 345°, 100%, 87% — CMYK 0%, 26%, 20%, 0%.

What colors go with #FFBDCD?

Its complement is #BDFFEE; analogous partners are #FFBDEE and #FFCDBD. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FFBDCD for text?

Black text on #FFBDCD has a contrast ratio of 13.41:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.57:1.