Palettes / Colors / #FFCED0

#FFCED0 — Pale Vivid Red

#FFCED0 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 #FFCED0 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.

#FFCED0 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 #CCFFFD; it also sits naturally between #FFCCE7 and #FFE4CC. 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 82%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 19% · Yellow 18% · Key 0%

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

Previews

CSS code for #FFCED0

.text { color: #FFCED0; }
.background { background-color: #FFCED0; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FFCED0; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(255, 206, 208); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(358, 100%, 90%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FFCED0; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(255, 206, 208, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FFCED0; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(255, 206, 208, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FFCED0">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FFCED0">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #CCFFFD:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #FFCED0: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FFCED0

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 #FFCED0 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 #FFCED0 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

← #FFCECF  ·  #FFCED1 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FFCED0?

#FFCED0 is Pale Vivid Red, a red color (RGB 255, 206, 208). Its closest standard named color is Pink.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FFCED0?

#FFCED0 is RGB 255, 206, 208 — HSL 358°, 100%, 90% — CMYK 0%, 19%, 18%, 0%.

What colors go with #FFCED0?

Its complement is #CCFFFD; analogous partners are #FFCCE7 and #FFE4CC. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FFCED0 for text?

Black text on #FFCED0 has a contrast ratio of 14.99:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.40:1.