Palettes / Colors / #FFBFC5

#FFBFC5 — Pale Vivid Red

#FFBFC5 is a red color we call Pale Vivid Red, closest to the named color Pink (#FFC0CB). It belongs to the red family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: pink (#FFC0CB) — not an exact match. CSS pink gives you #FFC0CB, a different color; use #FFBFC5 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.

#FFBFC5 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 #BDFFF8; it also sits naturally between #FFBDE4 and #FFD7BD. 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 77%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 25% · Yellow 23% · Key 0%

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

Previews

CSS code for #FFBFC5

.text { color: #FFBFC5; }
.background { background-color: #FFBFC5; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FFBFC5; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(255, 191, 197); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(354, 100%, 87%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FFBFC5; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(255, 191, 197, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FFBFC5; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(255, 191, 197, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FFBFC5">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FFBFC5">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #BDFFF8:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #FFBFC5: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FFBFC5

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 #FFBFC5 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 #FFBFC5 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

← #FFBFC4  ·  #FFBFC6 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FFBFC5?

#FFBFC5 is Pale Vivid Red, a red color (RGB 255, 191, 197). Its closest standard named color is Pink.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FFBFC5?

#FFBFC5 is RGB 255, 191, 197 — HSL 354°, 100%, 87% — CMYK 0%, 25%, 23%, 0%.

What colors go with #FFBFC5?

Its complement is #BDFFF8; analogous partners are #FFBDE4 and #FFD7BD. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FFBFC5 for text?

Black text on #FFBFC5 has a contrast ratio of 13.51:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.55:1.