Palettes / Colors / #FFBEB3

#FFBEB3 — Pale Vivid Red

#FFBEB3 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 #FFBEB3 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.

#FFBEB3 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 #B3F4FF; it also sits naturally between #FFB3CD and #FFE4B3. 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 75% · Blue 70%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 25% · Yellow 30% · Key 0%

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

Previews

CSS code for #FFBEB3

.text { color: #FFBEB3; }
.background { background-color: #FFBEB3; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FFBEB3; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(255, 190, 179); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(9, 100%, 85%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FFBEB3; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(255, 190, 179, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FFBEB3; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(255, 190, 179, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FFBEB3">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FFBEB3">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #B3F4FF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #FFBEB3: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FFBEB3

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:

How #FFBEB3 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 #FFBEB3 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

← #FFBEB2  ·  #FFBEB4 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FFBEB3?

#FFBEB3 is Pale Vivid Red, a red color (RGB 255, 190, 179). Its closest standard named color is LightPink.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FFBEB3?

#FFBEB3 is RGB 255, 190, 179 — HSL 9°, 100%, 85% — CMYK 0%, 25%, 30%, 0%.

What colors go with #FFBEB3?

Its complement is #B3F4FF; analogous partners are #FFB3CD and #FFE4B3. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FFBEB3 for text?

Black text on #FFBEB3 has a contrast ratio of 13.27:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.58:1.