Palettes / Colors / #FFCDC8

#FFCDC8 — Pale Vivid Red

#FFCDC8 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 #FFCDC8 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.

#FFCDC8 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 #C7FAFF; it also sits naturally between #FFC7DE and #FFE8C7. 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 80% · Blue 78%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 20% · Yellow 22% · Key 0%

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

Previews

CSS code for #FFCDC8

.text { color: #FFCDC8; }
.background { background-color: #FFCDC8; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FFCDC8; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(255, 205, 200); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(5, 100%, 89%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FFCDC8; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(255, 205, 200, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FFCDC8; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(255, 205, 200, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FFCDC8">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FFCDC8">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #C7FAFF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #FFCDC8: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FFCDC8

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 #FFCDC8 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 #FFCDC8 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

← #FFCDC7  ·  #FFCDC9 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FFCDC8?

#FFCDC8 is Pale Vivid Red, a red color (RGB 255, 205, 200). Its closest standard named color is Pink.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FFCDC8?

#FFCDC8 is RGB 255, 205, 200 — HSL 5°, 100%, 89% — CMYK 0%, 20%, 22%, 0%.

What colors go with #FFCDC8?

Its complement is #C7FAFF; analogous partners are #FFC7DE and #FFE8C7. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FFCDC8 for text?

Black text on #FFCDC8 has a contrast ratio of 14.82:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.42:1.