Palettes / Colors / #F8AEAD
#F8AEAD — Pale Vivid Red
#F8AEAD is a red color we call Pale Vivid Red, closest to the named color LightPink (#FFB6C1). It belongs to the red family.
Color name
Closest CSS keyword: lightpink (#FFB6C1) — not an exact match. CSS lightpink gives you #FFB6C1, a different color; use #F8AEAD 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.
#F8AEAD 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 #AFF7F8; it also sits naturally between #F8AFD2 and #F8D5AF. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #F8AEAD |
|---|---|
| RGB | 248, 174, 173 |
| HSL | 1°, 84%, 83% |
| HSV | 1°, 30%, 97% |
| CMYK | 0%, 30%, 30%, 3% |
| XYZ | 61.39, 53.25, 46.58 |
| Yxy | 53.25, 0.3808, 0.3303 |
| CIE-Lab | 78.02, 26.95, 11.41 |
| Hunter Lab | 72.97, 26.79, 9.62 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 97% · Green 68% · Blue 68%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 30% · Yellow 30% · Key 3%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #F8AEAD
.text { color: #F8AEAD; }
.background { background-color: #F8AEAD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #F8AEAD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(248, 174, 173); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(1, 84%, 83%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #F8AEAD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(248, 174, 173, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #F8AEAD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(248, 174, 173, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#F8AEAD">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#F8AEAD">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #AFF7F8:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.80:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 11.65:1 AAA |
Best text color on #F8AEAD: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #F8AEAD
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 #F8AEAD: ·
How #F8AEAD 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 #F8AEAD 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 #F8AEAD?
#F8AEAD is Pale Vivid Red, a red color (RGB 248, 174, 173). Its closest standard named color is LightPink.
What is the RGB and HSL of #F8AEAD?
#F8AEAD is RGB 248, 174, 173 — HSL 1°, 84%, 83% — CMYK 0%, 30%, 30%, 3%.
What colors go with #F8AEAD?
Its complement is #AFF7F8; analogous partners are #F8AFD2 and #F8D5AF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #F8AEAD for text?
Black text on #F8AEAD has a contrast ratio of 11.65:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.80:1.