Palettes / Colors / #FFBEAF
#FFBEAF — Pale Vivid Red
#FFBEAF 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 #FFBEAF 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.
#FFBEAF 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 | #FFBEAF |
|---|---|
| RGB | 255, 190, 175 |
| HSL | 11°, 100%, 84% |
| HSV | 11°, 31%, 100% |
| CMYK | 0%, 25%, 31%, 0% |
| XYZ | 67.39, 61.18, 48.81 |
| Yxy | 61.18, 0.3799, 0.3449 |
| CIE-Lab | 82.48, 21.39, 16.72 |
| Hunter Lab | 78.22, 21.42, 14.01 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 100% · Green 75% · Blue 69%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 25% · Yellow 31% · Key 0%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #FFBEAF
.text { color: #FFBEAF; }
.background { background-color: #FFBEAF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FFBEAF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(255, 190, 175); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(11, 100%, 84%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FFBEAF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(255, 190, 175, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FFBEAF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(255, 190, 175, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#FFBEAF">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FFBEAF">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #ADF0FF:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.59:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 13.24:1 AAA |
Best text color on #FFBEAF: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FFBEAF
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 #FFBEAF: ·
How #FFBEAF 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 #FFBEAF 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 #FFBEAF?
#FFBEAF is Pale Vivid Red, a red color (RGB 255, 190, 175). Its closest standard named color is LightPink.
What is the RGB and HSL of #FFBEAF?
#FFBEAF is RGB 255, 190, 175 — HSL 11°, 100%, 84% — CMYK 0%, 25%, 31%, 0%.
What colors go with #FFBEAF?
Its complement is #ADF0FF; analogous partners are #FFADC7 and #FFE5AD. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #FFBEAF for text?
Black text on #FFBEAF has a contrast ratio of 13.24:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.59:1.