Palettes / Colors / #FFC9BD

#FFC9BD — Pale Vivid Red

#FFC9BD is a red color we call Pale Vivid Red, closest to the named color Pink (#FFC0CB). It belongs to the red family.

#FFC9BD 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 #BDF3FF; it also sits naturally between #FFBDD2 and #FFEABD. 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 79% · Blue 74%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 21% · Yellow 26% · Key 0%

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

Previews

CSS code for #FFC9BD

.text { color: #FFC9BD; }
.background { background-color: #FFC9BD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FFC9BD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(255, 201, 189); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(11, 100%, 87%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FFC9BD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(255, 201, 189, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FFC9BD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(255, 201, 189, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FFC9BD">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FFC9BD">Div content here</div>

Shades of #FFC9BD

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #BDF3FF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #FFC9BD: #000000.

How #FFC9BD 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 #FFC9BD 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

← #FFC9BC  ·  #FFC9BE →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FFC9BD?

#FFC9BD is Pale Vivid Red, a red color (RGB 255, 201, 189). Its closest standard named color is Pink.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FFC9BD?

#FFC9BD is RGB 255, 201, 189 — HSL 11°, 100%, 87% — CMYK 0%, 21%, 26%, 0%.

What colors go with #FFC9BD?

Its complement is #BDF3FF; analogous partners are #FFBDD2 and #FFEABD. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FFC9BD for text?

Black text on #FFC9BD has a contrast ratio of 14.34:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.46:1.