Palettes / Colors / #FFDFDE
#FFDFDE — Pale Vivid Red
#FFDFDE 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 #FFDFDE 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.
#FFDFDE 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 #E0FEFF; it also sits naturally between #FFE0EF and #FFF1E0. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #FFDFDE |
|---|---|
| RGB | 255, 223, 222 |
| HSL | 2°, 100%, 94% |
| HSV | 2°, 13%, 100% |
| CMYK | 0%, 13%, 13%, 0% |
| XYZ | 80.81, 79.31, 80.16 |
| Yxy | 79.31, 0.3363, 0.3301 |
| CIE-Lab | 91.37, 10.86, 4.54 |
| Hunter Lab | 89.06, 11.06, 4.29 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 100% · Green 87% · Blue 87%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 13% · Yellow 13% · Key 0%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #FFDFDE
.text { color: #FFDFDE; }
.background { background-color: #FFDFDE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FFDFDE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(255, 223, 222); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(2, 100%, 94%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FFDFDE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(255, 223, 222, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FFDFDE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(255, 223, 222, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#FFDFDE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FFDFDE">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #E0FEFF:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.25:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 16.86:1 AAA |
Best text color on #FFDFDE: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FFDFDE
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 #FFDFDE: ·
How #FFDFDE 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 #FFDFDE 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 #FFDFDE?
#FFDFDE is Pale Vivid Red, a red color (RGB 255, 223, 222). Its closest standard named color is MistyRose.
What is the RGB and HSL of #FFDFDE?
#FFDFDE is RGB 255, 223, 222 — HSL 2°, 100%, 94% — CMYK 0%, 13%, 13%, 0%.
What colors go with #FFDFDE?
Its complement is #E0FEFF; analogous partners are #FFE0EF and #FFF1E0. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #FFDFDE for text?
Black text on #FFDFDE has a contrast ratio of 16.86:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.25:1.