Palettes / Colors / #FFDCD9
#FFDCD9 — Pale Vivid Red
#FFDCD9 is a red color we call Pale Vivid Red, closest to the named color MistyRose (#FFE4E1). It belongs to the red family.
Color name
Closest CSS keyword: mistyrose (#FFE4E1) — not an exact match. CSS mistyrose gives you #FFE4E1, a different color; use #FFDCD9 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.
#FFDCD9 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 #DBFCFF; it also sits naturally between #FFDBEA and #FFF0DB. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #FFDCD9 |
|---|---|
| RGB | 255, 220, 217 |
| HSL | 5°, 100%, 93% |
| HSV | 5°, 15%, 100% |
| CMYK | 0%, 14%, 15%, 0% |
| XYZ | 79.36, 77.46, 76.41 |
| Yxy | 77.46, 0.3403, 0.3321 |
| CIE-Lab | 90.53, 11.63, 5.94 |
| Hunter Lab | 88.01, 11.82, 5.54 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 100% · Green 86% · Blue 85%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 14% · Yellow 15% · Key 0%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #FFDCD9
.text { color: #FFDCD9; }
.background { background-color: #FFDCD9; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FFDCD9; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(255, 220, 217); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(5, 100%, 93%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FFDCD9; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(255, 220, 217, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FFDCD9; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(255, 220, 217, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#FFDCD9">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FFDCD9">Div content here</div>
Shades of #FFDCD9
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #DBFCFF:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.27:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 16.49:1 AAA |
Best text color on #FFDCD9: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FFDCD9
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 #FFDCD9: ·
How #FFDCD9 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 #FFDCD9 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 #FFDCD9?
#FFDCD9 is Pale Vivid Red, a red color (RGB 255, 220, 217). Its closest standard named color is MistyRose.
What is the RGB and HSL of #FFDCD9?
#FFDCD9 is RGB 255, 220, 217 — HSL 5°, 100%, 93% — CMYK 0%, 14%, 15%, 0%.
What colors go with #FFDCD9?
Its complement is #DBFCFF; analogous partners are #FFDBEA and #FFF0DB. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #FFDCD9 for text?
Black text on #FFDCD9 has a contrast ratio of 16.49:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.27:1.