Palettes / Colors / #FFDFDA
#FFDFDA — Pale Vivid Red
#FFDFDA 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 #FFDFDA 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.
#FFDFDA 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 #DBFAFF; it also sits naturally between #FFDBE8 and #FFF2DB. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #FFDFDA |
|---|---|
| RGB | 255, 223, 218 |
| HSL | 8°, 100%, 93% |
| HSV | 8°, 15%, 100% |
| CMYK | 0%, 13%, 15%, 0% |
| XYZ | 80.28, 79.10, 77.37 |
| Yxy | 79.10, 0.3391, 0.3341 |
| CIE-Lab | 91.28, 10.23, 6.50 |
| Hunter Lab | 88.94, 10.40, 6.06 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 100% · Green 87% · Blue 85%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 13% · 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 #FFDFDA
.text { color: #FFDFDA; }
.background { background-color: #FFDFDA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FFDFDA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(255, 223, 218); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(8, 100%, 93%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FFDFDA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(255, 223, 218, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FFDFDA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(255, 223, 218, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#FFDFDA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FFDFDA">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #DBFAFF:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.25:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 16.82:1 AAA |
Best text color on #FFDFDA: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FFDFDA
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 #FFDFDA: ·
How #FFDFDA 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 #FFDFDA 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 #FFDFDA?
#FFDFDA is Pale Vivid Red, a red color (RGB 255, 223, 218). Its closest standard named color is MistyRose.
What is the RGB and HSL of #FFDFDA?
#FFDFDA is RGB 255, 223, 218 — HSL 8°, 100%, 93% — CMYK 0%, 13%, 15%, 0%.
What colors go with #FFDFDA?
Its complement is #DBFAFF; analogous partners are #FFDBE8 and #FFF2DB. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #FFDFDA for text?
Black text on #FFDFDA has a contrast ratio of 16.82:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.25:1.