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#FFBFAB — Pale Vivid Orange

#FFBFAB is a orange color we call Pale Vivid Orange, closest to the named color LightPink (#FFB6C1). It belongs to the orange family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: lightpink (#FFB6C1) — not an exact match. CSS lightpink gives you #FFB6C1, a different color; use #FFBFAB 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.

#FFBFAB is a warm orange color associated with warmth, appetite and friendliness. It is light enough to work as a background or base color, with darker text on top.

Its strongest partner is its complement #ADECFF; it also sits naturally between #FFADC3 and #FFE9AD. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#FFBFAB · RGB 255, 191, 171

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Color values

HEX#FFBFAB
RGB255, 191, 171
HSL14°, 100%, 84%
HSV14°, 33%, 100%
CMYK0%, 25%, 33%, 0%
XYZ67.22, 61.46, 46.85
Yxy61.46, 0.3830, 0.3501
CIE-Lab82.63, 20.36, 19.06
Hunter Lab78.40, 20.36, 15.76

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 100% · Green 75% · Blue 67%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 25% · Yellow 33% · Key 0%

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

Previews

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

CSS code for #FFBFAB

.text { color: #FFBFAB; }
.background { background-color: #FFBFAB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FFBFAB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(255, 191, 171); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(14, 100%, 84%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FFBFAB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(255, 191, 171, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FFBFAB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(255, 191, 171, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #FFBFAB

#FFA185#FF825C#FF6333#FF430A#E03400#B82B00#8F2100#661800#3D0E00#140500

Tints of #FFBFAB

#FFC4B3#FFC8B8#FFD0C2#FFD4C7#FFD8CC#FFDCD1#FFE0D6#FFE8E0#FFEBE5#FFEFEB

Tones of #FFBFAB

#F9C3B3#F3C7B9#EDCABF#E8CDC5#E2D0CA#DCD3D0

Color harmonies

Complementary — #ADECFF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.58:1 Fails
Against black text13.29:1 AAA

Best text color on #FFBFAB: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FFBFAB

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 #FFBFAB: ·

How #FFBFAB looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #E3E3B0Deuteranopia · #E7ECB1Tritanopia · #FCB4B5

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 · #9E9E9EMaterial Yellow 500 · #FFEB3B

Palettes with a similar color

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

Palette Ffacac
#FFACAC · #FFBFA9 · #FFEBB4 · #FBFFB1
Palette Ff9d9d
#FF9D9D · #FFC5AA · #EEF8CD · #BBF1D2
Palette F9c0ab
#F9C0AB · #F4E0AF · #A8CD89 · #355F2E
Palette Fde5ec
#FDE5EC · #FCBAAD · #E48586 · #916DB3
Palette Fabea7
#FABEA7 · #FBE2E5 · #9CADA4 · #767C77
Palette Ffc6ac
#FFC6AC · #FFF6DC · #C4C1A4 · #9E9FA5

Similar colors

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

#FFBFA9#FFC5AA#F9C0AB#FCBAAD#FABEA7#FFC6AC#FFBDA3#FDBFB3#FFC7A7#F8C3AF#FFC2B4#FFB6A6

Browse neighbouring colors

← #FFBFAA  ·  #FFBFAC →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FFBFAB?

#FFBFAB is Pale Vivid Orange, a orange color (RGB 255, 191, 171). Its closest standard named color is LightPink.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FFBFAB?

#FFBFAB is RGB 255, 191, 171 — HSL 14°, 100%, 84% — CMYK 0%, 25%, 33%, 0%.

What colors go with #FFBFAB?

Its complement is #ADECFF; analogous partners are #FFADC3 and #FFE9AD. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FFBFAB for text?

Black text on #FFBFAB has a contrast ratio of 13.29:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.58:1.