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#FFBFAC — Pale Vivid Orange

#FFBFAC 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 #FFBFAC 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.

#FFBFAC 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.

#FFBFAC · RGB 255, 191, 172

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Color values

HEX#FFBFAC
RGB255, 191, 172
HSL14°, 100%, 84%
HSV14°, 33%, 100%
CMYK0%, 25%, 33%, 0%
XYZ67.32, 61.50, 47.35
Yxy61.50, 0.3821, 0.3491
CIE-Lab82.65, 20.49, 18.55
Hunter Lab78.42, 20.49, 15.40

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

CSS code for #FFBFAC

.text { color: #FFBFAC; }
.background { background-color: #FFBFAC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FFBFAC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(255, 191, 172); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(14, 100%, 84%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FFBFAC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(255, 191, 172, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FFBFAC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(255, 191, 172, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #FFBFAC

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

Tints of #FFBFAC

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

Tones of #FFBFAC

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

Color harmonies

Complementary — #ADECFF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.58:1 Fails
Against black text13.30:1 AAA

Best text color on #FFBFAC: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FFBFAC

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 #FFBFAC: ·

How #FFBFAC looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #E3E3B1Deuteranopia · #E7ECB2Tritanopia · #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 #FFBFAC rather than the exact color:

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

Similar colors

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

#FFBFA9#FCBAAD#F9C0AB#FFC5AA#FFC6AC#FABEA7#FDBFB3#FFC2B4#F8C3AF#FFBDA3#FFC7A7#FFC1B6

Browse neighbouring colors

← #FFBFAB  ·  #FFBFAD →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FFBFAC?

#FFBFAC is Pale Vivid Orange, a orange color (RGB 255, 191, 172). Its closest standard named color is LightPink.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FFBFAC?

#FFBFAC is RGB 255, 191, 172 — HSL 14°, 100%, 84% — CMYK 0%, 25%, 33%, 0%.

What colors go with #FFBFAC?

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

Can I use #FFBFAC for text?

Black text on #FFBFAC has a contrast ratio of 13.30:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.58:1.