Palettes / Colors / #FFCECD
#FFCECD — Pale Vivid Red
#FFCECD 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 #FFCECD 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.
#FFCECD 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 #CCFEFF; it also sits naturally between #FFCCE5 and #FFE6CC. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #FFCECD |
|---|---|
| RGB | 255, 206, 205 |
| HSL | 1°, 100%, 90% |
| HSV | 1°, 20%, 100% |
| CMYK | 0%, 19%, 20%, 0% |
| XYZ | 74.33, 69.81, 67.31 |
| Yxy | 69.81, 0.3515, 0.3301 |
| CIE-Lab | 86.90, 17.11, 7.04 |
| Hunter Lab | 83.55, 17.32, 6.41 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 100% · Green 81% · Blue 80%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 19% · Yellow 20% · Key 0%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #FFCECD
.text { color: #FFCECD; }
.background { background-color: #FFCECD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FFCECD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(255, 206, 205); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(1, 100%, 90%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FFCECD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(255, 206, 205, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FFCECD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(255, 206, 205, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#FFCECD">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FFCECD">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #CCFEFF:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.40:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 14.96:1 AAA |
Best text color on #FFCECD: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FFCECD
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:
Smaller body text shows the effect best.
Blended color: · Contrast against #FFCECD: ·
How #FFCECD 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 #FFCECD rather than the exact color:
Similar colors
The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:
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Frequently asked questions
What color is #FFCECD?
#FFCECD is Pale Vivid Red, a red color (RGB 255, 206, 205). Its closest standard named color is Pink.
What is the RGB and HSL of #FFCECD?
#FFCECD is RGB 255, 206, 205 — HSL 1°, 100%, 90% — CMYK 0%, 19%, 20%, 0%.
What colors go with #FFCECD?
Its complement is #CCFEFF; analogous partners are #FFCCE5 and #FFE6CC. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #FFCECD for text?
Black text on #FFCECD has a contrast ratio of 14.96:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.40:1.