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#FFBFB2 — Pale Vivid Red

#FFBFB2 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 #FFBFB2 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.

#FFBFB2 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 #B3F2FF; it also sits naturally between #FFB3CC and #FFE5B3. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#FFBFB2 · RGB 255, 191, 178

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Color values

HEX#FFBFB2
RGB255, 191, 178
HSL10°, 100%, 85%
HSV10°, 30%, 100%
CMYK0%, 25%, 30%, 0%
XYZ67.91, 61.74, 50.46
Yxy61.74, 0.3771, 0.3428
CIE-Lab82.77, 21.24, 15.53
Hunter Lab78.57, 21.30, 13.14

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

Sample text in #FFBFB2 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #FFBFB2 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #FFBFB2

.text { color: #FFBFB2; }
.background { background-color: #FFBFB2; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FFBFB2; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(255, 191, 178); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(10, 100%, 85%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FFBFB2; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(255, 191, 178, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FFBFB2; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(255, 191, 178, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FFBFB2">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FFBFB2">Div content here</div>

Shades of #FFBFB2

#FF9D8A#FF7B61#FF5938#FF370F#E62600#B81F00#8F1800#661100#3D0A00#140300

Tints of #FFBFB2

#FFC3B8#FFC8BD#FFCCC2#FFD0C7#FFD9D1#FFDDD6#FFE1DB#FFE5E0#FFEAE5#FFEEEB

Tones of #FFBFB2

#FAC3B8#F4C7BE#EFCAC3#E9CEC8#E4D1CE#DED5D3

Color harmonies

Complementary — #B3F2FF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.57:1 Fails
Against black text13.35:1 AAA

Best text color on #FFBFB2: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FFBFB2

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 #FFBFB2: ·

How #FFBFB2 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #E3E3B5Deuteranopia · #E7ECB6Tritanopia · #FCB8B8

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 · #9E9E9ETailwind pink 500 · #EC4899

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #FFBFB2 rather than the exact color:

Palette 010059
#010059 · #107595 · #FDBFB3 · #FCF594
Palette 194350
#194350 · #FF8882 · #FFC2B4 · #9DBEB9
Palette Fdffbc
#FDFFBC · #FFEEBB · #FFDCB8 · #FFC1B6
Palette Fde5ec
#FDE5EC · #FCBAAD · #E48586 · #916DB3
Palette Fff3c7
#FFF3C7 · #FEC7B4 · #FC819E · #F7418F
Palette Be8abf
#BE8ABF · #EA9ABB · #FEA5AD · #F8C3AF

Similar colors

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

#FDBFB3#FFC2B4#FFC1B6#FCBAAD#FEC7B4#F8C3AF#F8C4B4#FFBFA9#FFB9B9#FFC6AC#F9C0AB#FFB7B7

Browse neighbouring colors

← #FFBFB1  ·  #FFBFB3 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FFBFB2?

#FFBFB2 is Pale Vivid Red, a red color (RGB 255, 191, 178). Its closest standard named color is LightPink.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FFBFB2?

#FFBFB2 is RGB 255, 191, 178 — HSL 10°, 100%, 85% — CMYK 0%, 25%, 30%, 0%.

What colors go with #FFBFB2?

Its complement is #B3F2FF; analogous partners are #FFB3CC and #FFE5B3. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FFBFB2 for text?

Black text on #FFBFB2 has a contrast ratio of 13.35:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.57:1.