Palettes / Colors / #F0AEFE

#F0AEFE — Pale Vivid Pink

#F0AEFE is a pink color we call Pale Vivid Pink, closest to the named color Plum (#DDA0DD). It belongs to the pink family.

#F0AEFE is a cool pink color associated with playfulness, romance and softness. It is light enough to work as a background or base color, with darker text on top.

Its strongest partner is its complement #BCFEAE; it also sits naturally between #C9AEFE and #FEAEE4. 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 94% · Green 68% · Blue 100%

Cyan 6% · Magenta 31% · Yellow 0% · Key 0%

Previews

CSS code for #F0AEFE

.text { color: #F0AEFE; }
.background { background-color: #F0AEFE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #F0AEFE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(240, 174, 254); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(290, 98%, 84%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #F0AEFE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(240, 174, 254, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #F0AEFE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(240, 174, 254, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#F0AEFE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#F0AEFE">Div content here</div>

Shades of #F0AEFE

Tints of #F0AEFE

Tones of #F0AEFE

Color harmonies

Complementary — #BCFEAE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #F0AEFE: #000000.

How #F0AEFE 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 #F0AEFE or a close neighbour

Similar colors

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

Browse neighbouring colors

← #F0AEFD  ·  #F0AEFF →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #F0AEFE?

#F0AEFE is Pale Vivid Pink, a pink color (RGB 240, 174, 254). Its closest standard named color is Plum.

What is the RGB and HSL of #F0AEFE?

#F0AEFE is RGB 240, 174, 254 — HSL 290°, 98%, 84% — CMYK 6%, 31%, 0%, 0%.

What colors go with #F0AEFE?

Its complement is #BCFEAE; analogous partners are #C9AEFE and #FEAEE4. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #F0AEFE for text?

Black text on #F0AEFE has a contrast ratio of 12.19:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.72:1.