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#FFCDC2 — Pale Vivid Red

#FFCDC2 is a red color we call Pale Vivid Red, closest to the named color PeachPuff (#FFDAB9). It belongs to the red family.

#FFCDC2 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 #C2F4FF; it also sits naturally between #FFC2D5 and #FFECC2. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#FFCDC2 · RGB 255, 205, 194

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Color values

HEX#FFCDC2
RGB255, 205, 194
HSL11°, 100%, 88%
HSV11°, 24%, 100%
CMYK0%, 20%, 24%, 0%
XYZ72.81, 68.82, 60.48
Yxy68.82, 0.3602, 0.3405
CIE-Lab86.41, 16.06, 12.17
Hunter Lab82.96, 16.18, 10.72

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 100% · Green 80% · Blue 76%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 20% · Yellow 24% · Key 0%

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

Previews

Sample text in #FFCDC2 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #FFCDC2 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #FFCDC2

.text { color: #FFCDC2; }
.background { background-color: #FFCDC2; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FFCDC2; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(255, 205, 194); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(11, 100%, 88%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FFCDC2; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(255, 205, 194, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FFCDC2; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(255, 205, 194, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FFCDC2">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FFCDC2">Div content here</div>

Shades of #FFCDC2

#FFAC99#FF866B#FF6542#FF3F14#EB2B00#C22400#941B00#6B1400#3D0B00#140400

Tints of #FFCDC2

#FFD1C7#FFD5CC#FFD5CC#FFDAD1#FFDED6#FFE2DB#FFE6E0#FFE6E0#FFEAE5#FFEEEB

Tones of #FFCDC2

#FBD0C6#F6D3CB#F2D5CF#EED8D3#E9DBD8#E5DEDC

Color harmonies

Complementary — #C2F4FF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.42:1 Fails
Against black text14.76:1 AAA

Best text color on #FFCDC2: #000000.

How #FFCDC2 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #E9E9C5Deuteranopia · #ECF0C5Tritanopia · #FDC7C7

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 #FFCDC2 rather than the exact color:

Palette C599b6
#C599B6 · #E6B2BA · #FAD0C4 · #FFF7F3
Palette Feeac9
#FEEAC9 · #FFCDC9 · #FDACAC · #FD7979
Palette Ffc7c7
#FFC7C7 · #FFE2E2 · #F6F6F6 · #8785A2
Palette F6f6f6
#F6F6F6 · #FFE2E2 · #FFC7C7 · #AAAAAA
Palette Ffc8c8
#FFC8C8 · #FF9999 · #444F5A · #3E4149
Palette 7071e8
#7071E8 · #C683D7 · #ED9ED6 · #FFC7C7

Similar colors

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

#FAD0C4#FFCDC9#FFC7C7#FFC8C8#FFC6C6#FFC5C5#FFCACA#FFC6C7#FFD5BE#FFC4C4#FFCBCB#FCCBCB

Browse neighbouring colors

← #FFCDC1  ·  #FFCDC3 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FFCDC2?

#FFCDC2 is Pale Vivid Red, a red color (RGB 255, 205, 194). Its closest standard named color is PeachPuff.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FFCDC2?

#FFCDC2 is RGB 255, 205, 194 — HSL 11°, 100%, 88% — CMYK 0%, 20%, 24%, 0%.

What colors go with #FFCDC2?

Its complement is #C2F4FF; analogous partners are #FFC2D5 and #FFECC2. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FFCDC2 for text?

Black text on #FFCDC2 has a contrast ratio of 14.76:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.42:1.