Palettes / Colors / #FFCECE

#FFCECE — Pale Vivid Red

#FFCECE 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 #FFCECE 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.

#FFCECE 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 #CCFFFF; it also sits naturally between #FFCCE6 and #FFE6CC. 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 81% · Blue 81%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 19% · Yellow 19% · Key 0%

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

Previews

CSS code for #FFCECE

.text { color: #FFCECE; }
.background { background-color: #FFCECE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FFCECE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(255, 206, 206); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(0, 100%, 90%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FFCECE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(255, 206, 206, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FFCECE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(255, 206, 206, 0.8); }

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

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #CCFFFF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #FFCECE: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FFCECE

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 #FFCECE 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 #FFCECE 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

← #FFCECD  ·  #FFCECF →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FFCECE?

#FFCECE is Pale Vivid Red, a red color (RGB 255, 206, 206). Its closest standard named color is Pink.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FFCECE?

#FFCECE is RGB 255, 206, 206 — HSL 0°, 100%, 90% — CMYK 0%, 19%, 19%, 0%.

What colors go with #FFCECE?

Its complement is #CCFFFF; analogous partners are #FFCCE6 and #FFE6CC. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FFCECE for text?

Black text on #FFCECE has a contrast ratio of 14.97:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.40:1.