Palettes / Colors / #FFCED8

#FFCED8 — Pale Vivid Red

#FFCED8 is a red color we call Pale Vivid Red, closest to the named color Pink (#FFC0CB). It belongs to the red family.

#FFCED8 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 #CCFFF5; it also sits naturally between #FFCCF0 and #FFDBCC. 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 85%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 19% · Yellow 15% · Key 0%

Previews

CSS code for #FFCED8

.text { color: #FFCED8; }
.background { background-color: #FFCED8; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FFCED8; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(255, 206, 216); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(348, 100%, 90%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FFCED8; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(255, 206, 216, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FFCED8; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(255, 206, 216, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FFCED8">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FFCED8">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #CCFFF5:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #FFCED8: #000000.

How #FFCED8 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 #FFCED8

Similar colors

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

Browse neighbouring colors

← #FFCED7  ·  #FFCED9 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FFCED8?

#FFCED8 is Pale Vivid Red, a red color (RGB 255, 206, 216). Its closest standard named color is Pink.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FFCED8?

#FFCED8 is RGB 255, 206, 216 — HSL 348°, 100%, 90% — CMYK 0%, 19%, 15%, 0%.

What colors go with #FFCED8?

Its complement is #CCFFF5; analogous partners are #FFCCF0 and #FFDBCC. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FFCED8 for text?

Black text on #FFCED8 has a contrast ratio of 15.07:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.39:1.