Palettes / Colors / #FFDFDB

#FFDFDB — Pale Vivid Red

#FFDFDB 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 #FFDFDB 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.

#FFDFDB 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 #DBFBFF; it also sits naturally between #FFDBE9 and #FFF1DB. 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 87% · Blue 86%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 13% · Yellow 14% · Key 0%

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

Previews

CSS code for #FFDFDB

.text { color: #FFDFDB; }
.background { background-color: #FFDFDB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FFDFDB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(255, 223, 219); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(7, 100%, 93%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FFDFDB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(255, 223, 219, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FFDFDB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(255, 223, 219, 0.8); }

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

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #DBFBFF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #FFDFDB: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FFDFDB

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 #FFDFDB 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 #FFDFDB 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

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #FFDFDB?

#FFDFDB is Pale Vivid Red, a red color (RGB 255, 223, 219). Its closest standard named color is MistyRose.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FFDFDB?

#FFDFDB is RGB 255, 223, 219 — HSL 7°, 100%, 93% — CMYK 0%, 13%, 14%, 0%.

What colors go with #FFDFDB?

Its complement is #DBFBFF; analogous partners are #FFDBE9 and #FFF1DB. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FFDFDB for text?

Black text on #FFDFDB has a contrast ratio of 16.83:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.25:1.